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PROTECT YOUR FAMILY BUY SEAT BELTS From Any J(, Weather High Low Prec. March 20 63 38 March 21 70 45 .67 March 22 57 38 March 23 62 41 March 24 70 48 March 25 55 47 March 26 49 27 .1.45 DEVOTED 100% TO OUR COMMUNITY — THE GROWING SWANNANOA VALLEY THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1962, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 8 PAGES TODAY NO. 31 — Single Copy, 10c REFLECTIONS T|,e first story used, com with headline, was ar ,!,unt of a party given by M. E. McGinnis in honoi ■ s0n, Eddie, who wa: Alimenting on the story ft'fsor Byerly, considerec . „f the top men in his fielc anre daily for such story, noi „ it concern all residents trengths.” The second story cited was , list of those having birth lav on Shope Creek. It was vritten by Mrs. Thelma Juckner. Professor Byerly had said ireviously that he was quoting he News in his new book. He 3 a practical newspaperman laving owned weekly and daily lewspapers in Wyoming and Montana. <EW CHURCH The new sanctuary of the Slack Mountain Methodist hurch will remind you very nuch of a place of worship n the British Isles. Dr. Nolan B. Harmon, pre iding bishop, who preached he opening sermon, in the lew church Sunday morning, xplained that the long walls ,nd stained glass windows re minded him, too, of a British hurch. If you hung a few flags iom strategic spots around he wall, added a raised pulpit or the minister, a few memo ial windows, turned off the teat (there is never any heat na British church), and had i dozen or so small fry stand ng around asking in a plead Gordon Greenwood „ a small town. —The com minify newspaper’s ability tc vint such stories is one of it: “Any gum, chum,or a bit f sweets?” then you’d really hink you were back in Eng and. The new Methodist church ompletes the building cycle or most of the denominations lere. The Christians, Baptist, —Turn to Page 8 Brooks With Sth Armored Germany GOPPINGEN, GERMANY ,A H T N C ) — Army P F C j 01Ke A. Brooks, son of ,aal M. Brooks, Route 2, _>ie\ille, N. C. recently par ■-I'ated in a combined arms :tese of the five-week 4th 'lmored Division field train - exercises in the Grafen 'vhr-Hohenfels area of Ger nany. * ■' exercises stressed the infantry, artillery, and logistical support ,,imi t0 Work together under conditions. Training ;'r“nature is designed to ,jmfain a constant state of , n'at ''vadiness essential to nail!* " 1 n 'Army deployed to V, l8ln the defense of the lee world. Jh'uoks, a truck driver in . . D of the division’s inters i c°r in Crailsheim, Army in March t <'us?n?9^IVed overseas in Ei-year-0ld soldier is 3.00’ " «°* Mrs- Hazel E. !^nnonoa Asheville rd” [''"v it n„Pi l !»trch Will lji;°w Frida Woma” E Black !apHst " chui bnur'' ,a Play, "T Bitlavthe Cr°ss” he eh,,, umng- Mar M, rch sanctuar 't',uth are Hher. attend, ihii, , ,!l-' ‘nvited. P h,,ur will folk FLOWER GROWERS ASKED TO TAKE PART IN FLOWER SHOW All flower growers of the community are invited to exhibit specimens in the show ' sponsored by the Garden di i vision of the Senior Woman’s . club to be held in the Fellow . ship room of the First Baptist i church on April 11, from 11 ' a.m. to 2 p.m. All entries should be brought to the church in bottles or : Jars before 10:15 on the day , of the show. All exhibits will . be judged. ; Anyone wishing to enter arrangements which can be used as decorations for the club meeting at 2:30 on the same day, is asked to call either NO 9-7856 or NO 9 9401 so that tables can be provided. Mrs. W. I. Willis of Ridge ; crest is chairman of the flower exhibit. Blankenships Leave March 21 For Alaska Mr. and Mrs. Bruce H. Blan kenship will leave March 27 for Cordova, Alaska where he will serve as a meteorologist technician for the U. S. Government. A 1957 graduate of Owen High School, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tate Blakenship of Black Mountain. He attend ed Blanton's Business College and was employed 12 months with the postal service in Greensboro. His background for the work includes 2 years service with the U. S. Weather Bur eau in Asheville; he is cur rently studying at Asheville Biltmore College. Mrs. Blankenship, the former Mary Alice Glenn of Aheville, was graduated from Lee H. Edwards High School and the Memorial Mission Hospital School of Nursing. A head Nurse on the staff at West ern North Carolina Sanator ium, Mrs. Blankenship has also served on the staffs of Moses H. Cone Hospital in Greensboro and St. Joseph’s Hospital in Asheville. The couple will go by jet to the northern state. At a seven o’clock ceremony Wednesday, Marc] 7, in the chapel of the First Methodist Church ii Ocala, Fla., Miss Annie Laura Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey R. Johnson of Ocala, became thi bride of Robert Maynard Dickens, son of Mr. and Mrs Milton Cook Dickens of Black Mountain. The bride attended Mon- tion. Mr. Dickens is nov treat college and Alabama plant traffic supervisor fo college as an art major. The the American Viscose corj bridegroom is a graduate of oration of Philadelphia, Pa. the University of Tennessee, The couple will reside a where he received a B.S. de- 243 Leon avenue, Norwood gree in business administra- Pa. Tbo niimhor nf rloirtr nrwtr JESSE L. SEXTON COMPLETES TRAINING Jesse L. Sexton, son of Mrs. Della Sexton of 233 Flat Creek rd., Black Mountain, complet ed recruit training, March 9 at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes, 111. The nine-week training in cludes instruction in such naval subjects as seamanship, ordnance and gunnery, dam age control and military cus toms and courtesies. A full-dress parade and re view before military officials and civilian dignitaries mark ed the end of the training period. artificially inseminated ii North Carolina rose from 43 800 in 1952 to 88,000 in 196C NOTICE! PARENTS OF ALL CUB SCOUTS Cub Scout Pack 42 wil have its monthly pack meet ing Friday, March 30, 7:31 p.m. in the Fellowship hall o the Methodist church. Then will be an inspection of uni forms; it is very importan that all parents be present i you want Cub Scouting t< continue in Black Mountain. That night will also be th< date of charter renewal. Last Riles For Mrs. Woodard Held Thursday Last rites for Mrs. Margaret Pace Woodard, 89, of Black Mountain, were held Thurs day afternoon, March 22, in the home of a daughter, Mrs. Roger Viverette, Church st. Mrs. Woodard died Tues day at the Viverette home following several years of de clining health. She was married in 1890 to the late Robert Lee Woodard, religious and civic leader of Black Mountain. Mrs. Woodard was a mem ber of the Woodson family of Salisbury and was a direct de scendant of Stonewall .Jackson. The Rev. George M. Reynolds officiated. Burial was in Mou ntain View Memorial Park. Pallbearers were June Glenn Jr., James Buckner, Arthur Joe Hemphill, W. L. Clements Jr., B. W. Rowland, L. H. Mashburn, Clyde Wat kins and Glenn Stafford. Surviving in addition to the daughter, is a son. Dr. Charles Woodard of Los Angeles, Calif. Harrison Funeral home was in charge. i SALE OF SEAT BELTS i BY LOCAL JCs WILL END APRIL 15 j Local JCs are sponsoring the sale of safety seat belts for a period of one month, the sale to end the middle of ' April. Belts may be purchased from any member of the JCs , and samples may be seen at 1 the Key City pharmacy. Belts ’ are available in a variety of . colors to match seat covers at j $4 per belt which is at cost, i and may be installed by Er - nest Slagle, Ray Stafford or , Woodcock Motors for a nom - inal charge. These belts meet state and federal requirements for safe ty belts. They are of nylon construction, metal to metal 1 linkage with quick release, - about 1 second for putting on ) and for releasing. I AND KEEP LOOKING If late winter chuck and ; crow work coincides with pat I ches of snow, a regular cotton i sweat suit costs only a few bucks, will hide you, keep you . ! warm, and avoid the nuisance of bulky camouflage outfits. 1 YOUNGSTERS FEATURED IN WOMANS CLUB STYLE SHOW . , - -■ ■ ~ These young ladies and one brave jounj? manure grandmothers. modeling clothes made lor tnem by mothers and ■ the most attractive groups were the mother and daughter dress “alikes”; Mrs Ralph Sin deton with her four daughters all dressed in ured velvet with white^lace trim made by their . ri]]iam ancj Mrs. Louis Ronquillo with her two daughters in identical suits of grandmother, Mrs.tname vji which was a p MCWhorter, Roenel Ronquillo . nerfect match for the younger daughter’s hair. The group includes (1 to r): Beth ££« ■rm--Jc,Ty Kcr!“’ R"sa single' C Judy°Benedict. Marilyn Brown, Rhonda Singleton and Third row: Kathy Klutz, Rosalie Phillips and Rebecca Singleton. Carolyn Brown —photo by DuPuy— RAY HARVEY TO SPEAK AT LAKEY GAP CHURCH SUNDAY Ray Harvey, at one time a leading Florida business man, will be speaker at the Lakey Gap Presbyterian church this Sunday morning at 11 a.m. He will tell of his personal experiences and convictions in a moving and dynamic testi mony which gives an account of his encounter with Jesus Christ. CarroVs Play "Last Oup Down” To Bp Published Carroll Norwood, a senior it Eastern Carolina college ind son of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Vorwood of Black Mountain, las just had his first play ‘Last One Down” published. The play, a one-act serious Irama. tells about boys be tween the ages of 10 and 12 and their needs to belong :o a group. Carroll's play is one of five to be included in an anthol ogy of one-act plays by East ?rn Carolina students. The plays have accumulated over a period of eight years and all writers except Carroll are now alumnae. The play was written for a play-writing class, a course required for his minor in ;peech. He wrote “Papa’s Journey”, a poem about Ernest Hemmingway, which appeared :n the winter 1962 publication of THE REBEL. Caroll, who is interested in all phases of writing, especially poetry and Iramatics, will further his ex perience in acting when he appears this summer in the Lost Colony production at Manteo. The book of the five plays, a total of about 150 pages, will be published by Edwards Brothers, Ann Harbor, Mich. Jr. Women Have Program On Seat Belts The Black Mountain Junior Voman’s Club held its mon hly dinner meeting Tuesday wening, March 13, at the Mon e Vista Hotel. An interesting ;nd informative program was given by Patrolman Bowen ot the North Carolina Highway Patrol concerning the prime importance of safety belts for family cars. New members welcomed were Mrs. Lucille Bastarache and Mrs. Stan Burgin. Mrs. Gloria Hollister was the guest of Mrs. J. T. Fisher. The members present for the meeting were Mesdames Har vey Austin, Kenneth Bashaw, C.D. Baxter, Wayne Chastain, Robert Eckles, Frances Pear son, W. W. Phillips, George Pickering, J.C. Reynolds, Steve Roberts W.F. Senn, W.L. Whee lon, M.L.Williams J.T. Fisher, Lucille Bastarache, Stan Bur gin, J. W. Webb, and Miss Alice Turner. Activity Of [Tons Shown In Annual Report The following activities show the major work done by members of the Black Mount ain Lions club in helping with the program for the blind in this area. This report shows statistics for the year ending March 31, 1962. Seven eye examinations, cost $22.00; thirty-six glasses, 3331; 150 miles of transport ation furnished, $15; thirteen gifts, $25; one Christmas par ty, $98; 235 man hours given; contribution to case worker, $120; contribution to White Cane $300; contribution to eye bank, $50, and six eye wills. Other services rendered were: donation to Mountain Orphanage of $100; to Op eration Youth, Inc., $100; Pdack Mountain school P.T.A., $50 and to the Boys Home of N. C., Inc, $75 for a grand total of $1286.00 LODGE TO HOLD SECOND DEGREE Black Mountain Lodge No. 663 AF & AM will hold a second degree Friday night at 7 p.m. All Master Masons are invited. Halls Of Owen Reflect Past In Folk Festival The halls of Owen High school resounded to the sound of sliding feet, the whine of the fiddle, and the lament of the mountaineer as the second Swannanoa Folk Festival took place Friday night before a filled auditorium. Oldest performer was old time fiddler Marcus Martin, youngest participants were first and second graders from Black Mountain with a demon stration of western style dancing. Third grade child ren from Swannanoa drew ap plause for their singing of the old ballads such as “Lazy John” and “Oh Susanna”. Bruce Harris of Black Mountain Elementary school was judged best caller, but Black Mountain lost the trophy won last year to Anne Davidson and Mike McClure of Swannanoa school for most graceful couple. Winner in the high school division was the team from Biltmore; junior high winner was the Swannanoa team coached by Bill Williams with lead couple Terry Ramsey and Nancy Martin. Black Moun tain Elementary dancers won in their division, led by Bruce Harris and Sandra Buckner, coached by Miss Joan Hanlon and Mrs. Joan Brown. This year’s program was as varied as the one of last year, but it is "believed that the one this year was of a little better quality. —Turn to Page 8 Rotarians Hear Swiss Native Tell of Country The Black Mountain-Swan nanoa Rotary club held the weekly meeting at the Monte Vista hotel at 12:15 Monday. President Wilbur Ward ex pressed the deep regret of the club in the passing of Homer Braunschweig following surg ery at a Rochester, N. Y. hos pital. He noted that “Brown ie” had been an outstanding member of the local club since shortly after his arrival and that he had worked un ceasingly toward the goals of Rotary. Sympathy was ex tended to his survivors, espe cially to his wife, Vera. The club has sent a gift in mem ory of their friend and his, to the Sunshine Camp for Boys in Rochester, a Rotary sponsored camp in which “Brownie” had been interest ed for years. The speaker for the day was Rudolf Glarner from Switzerland, at present a Rotary Foundation Fellow studying at Davidson college. He spoke to the club about Switzerland, giving members many new insights to the geography, industry, and life of the Swiss people. It was a most informative talk. SWANNANOA CLUB WILL HOLD ANNUAL DINNER APRIL 3 The Swannanoa Woman’s club will hold their annual dinner at the Swannanoa Community center on Tues day night, April 3, at 6:30. Members of the club will have as guests their husbands and friends. New officers will be installed at this time and the Asheville chapter of Barbershop Quartets is ex pected to provide the enter tainment. Myster y Books New To Library This Week New mystery stories added to the Black Mountain library this week: “Chronicle of a Crime” by Eleanor Dabrohua: “Pilgrim at the Cate” by Desmond Cory; “Old Students Never Die” by Ivan T. Ross: and “But the Patient Died” by Fiona Sinclair. To renew books call the Librarian. Mrs. McGraw, at NO 9-8393. Library hours: Monday eve 6 to 8. Friday morning 10 to 12, Wednesday and Saturday afternoons 3 to 6. National Library Week. April 8 to 14. marks the Black Mountain Library’s 40th year. Children’s books mentioned in last week’s paper, were donated by the Humane Society in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dixon. Lucky Winner A1C Jack C. Atkins, 1st Aerial Tracking squadron, stationed at Biggs Air Force Base, Texas, has just been chosen “Maint enance Man of the Month” according to a copy of a letter written to him from the commanding officer of the base, Lt. Col. Oscar Treland. The selection was for the month of January and in order to earn this distinction the airman must have demon strated skill and initative in an outstanding manner and performed duties in such a manner that he was singled out to be commended. In his letter of commenda tion the commanding officer stated “To have men of your attitude and ability in this (Organization is most desir able and tends to elevate the Air Force to the standards of excellency which are most re warding”. Specifically the award was made for his work as assist ant dock chief where he prov ed himself to be an excellent supervisor and an outstand ing instructor for younger air men working under his guid ance. His outstanding know ledge of B-57 type aircraft has saved the squadron count less flying hours as well as dollars. In addition to these qual ifications his superior officers stated that Airman Atkins sets an excellent example for younger airmen in military dress, has a very likable per sonality, and gets along well with the other men. While occupied with his Air Force work he still finds time to further his education through extension courses in preparation for the college GED test. The letter which notified him of his selection has be come a part of Airman Atkins’ field records. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Atkins, parents of the award winner, live in Black Mountain. Church Women To Sponsor Prayer Study Mrs. Bertha Jarrett of Koin onia Foundation of Baltimore, Maryland will conduct a school of Prayer for all people at the State Street Methodist Church of Black Mountain at eight p.m. Tuesday, April 3, 1962 Sponsored by the Council of United Church Women of M.-o cm,,,,. Jones, President, the school of Prayer is open to all races and creeds. Koinonia is the training' center for Dr. Frank Laubach’s literacy school as well as for technicians, teachers and ex perts preparing- for foreign service in recently liberated countries. More than 250 Koinonia trainees are now sponsored by U. S. govern ment in different countries. Many more recruits are need ed as these countries strive to lift their standard of liv ing. REPUBLICANS TO HOLD MEETING AT YOUTH CENTER All Republicans of the first, second and third precincts of Biack Mountain are urged to attend an organizational meet ing to be held at the Black Mountain Youth Center on Thursday night, March 29, at 7:30 p.m. WOODWARDS RETURN Mrs. S. L. Woodward and daughter, Miss Josephine Woodward, have returned af ter several months with friends and relatives in Miss issippi and Florida. Spring Hill Resident Dies In Rochester i News of the death of Homer i L. Braunschweig, retired resi ; dent of Black Mountain since | 1958, came as a shock to ! friends and family Thursday, March 22. Mr. Braunschweig and his wife have been in Rochester for several weeks in order for him to undergo surgery. A period of six weeks’ rest and recuperation was suggested by his physician after a first attempt was made. The sur gery was successful, but a rapid decrease in blooc! pres sure could not be counteract ed and Mr. Braunschweig died Thursday morning at 4:30 a. m. The Braunschweigs came to Black Mountain in the spring of the year he was to retire, purchased property and built a home in Spring Hill to which they moved in October, after his retirement in September. “Brownie” is well known to Rotarians in the Valley as he has been a faithful member i yuf, UUUOIV, I X LUC LI U U just organized before his mov ing here. He was a member of the Black Mountain Pres byterian church. Both he and Mrs. Braunschweig were Gar den club members and he was a mason, a life-long member of the Rochester lodge with which he was still affiliated. For approximately 35 years Mr. Braunschweig was associ ated with the Rochester En velope company; at the time of his retirement he was vice president and treasurer of the organization. Surviving members of his family are his wife, Vera, and a son, Phillip C. of Rochester; two granddaughters, also of Rochester, a sister, Mrs. H. M. Shadle of Black Mountain; and a second sister, Mrs. F. I. Will mert of Wabash, Ind. Albert M. Clark Tells Of Growth Of Dairying The Black Mountain-Swan nanoa Kiwanis club had as its speaker Albert M. Clark of the Biltmore Estate and Asheville Agricultural De velopment council. He dis cussed the rapid growth of the dairy industry in West ern North Carolina during the past 14 years and its effect on North Carolina's economy. North Carolina produced, a billion pounds of milk last year, making it a $60 million dollar industry, Clark said. Fourteen years ago the state consumed more milk than it produced but now it is ship ping large surpluses to other areas. Clark also explained how the Agricultural Develop ment council had helped the area by sponsoring 4-H clubs and other such interests among the young people of our area. Out of town guests were J. W. Smith, Frank Watson, and H. A. Dobbins of Spruce Pine, and Perry L. Stone of North Charleston, S. C. President Don Quarles presided. MRS. M. J. WYRICK ATTENDS CLINIC AT SALISBURY Mrs. M. J. Wyrick of the Tyson’s Furniture Company attended the Drapery Sales Clinic and Decorating- School at Salisbury Monday and Tuesday, March 19 and 20, conducted by R. W. Norman Company. This was the lar gest clinic to date, according to Ervin E. Lampert, Presi dent of the firm. Fourteen states were represented. New colors in draperies and furniture fabrics, the import ance of their proper correla tion for a tastefully decorat ed home, the treatment of nor mal and problem windows, room arrangements, and color harmony were among subjects which members of Norman’s staff and other decorating ex perts conduct comprehensive courses. JUNIOR ORDER TO HAVE COVERED DISH SUPPER MONDAY The Junior Order 145 of Black Mountain will hold their monthly meeting on Monday, April 2 at 6:30. Everyone is asked to bring a covered dish for a supper meeting.
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