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VALLEY SCHOOLS Spring Concert-Festival Owen High Friday May k Weather High Low April 24 75 31 April 25 76 53 April 26 78 52 April 27 76.46 April 28 77 51 April 29 79.47 April 30 86 57 Pree. DEVOTED 100% TO OUR COMMUNITY — THE GROWING SWANNANOA VALLEY VOL. 17 THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1962, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 8 PAGES TODAY NO. 36 — Single Copy, 10c sxrsrrroo0 0 0 u u w 1 Town Topics c* o ex a a o( Edith K. Benedict S f^7bELLES PWA.MD "T«hprs"of the local Fire . M anient auxiliary, the Fire K were highly compli BclSed by men of the Fores I "' cVrvice who came to the |tr-. if the volunteers of Black hluntain on Easter Sunday I when a series of fires raged . „ the cities of the mountains "l" t’harmeldee Acres. fese women brought food h water to the men who rid hardly spare the time 0 -heir duty but were ex I'Cely grateful for the I *hou®htfulness. “We wouldn’t av/made it if it hadn t been or these ladies, they could hardly keep us supplied with "‘Mr Reeves of the Forestry I service was also very happy ;0 sav that men and boys from the community responded well I .o the call for additional help ^ survey of the map on which ;he fire lines were plotted I showed about 120 acres were burned over in the fires which I were brought under control abollt 5 that afternoon. ALONG THE drag Harry Garland and Mrs I Georgia Honeycutt are hav -ng the buildings once occu pied bv the Black Mountair Grocery' and Spann’s Feec Store renovated for occupancy The beautiful new metal and glass front is a welcome addi I (ion to the downtown section I and not to be outdone, Mildred I Vallaincount has a lovely new door. too. The artistry wit! (which our gift shop owners 1 do their windows is always news for comment. The sim plicity of Olive Granger’s Gray Eagle window with th( graceful Madonna against th< purple velvet backdrop anc I the Easter lily to proclaim th< season was a thing of beauty Sgt. Frazier and John Me j Whorter; were busy at worl on the lawn of the new churcl I trying to get the seeding dim I before the rains came down I The newly erected sign whicl will proclaim to all the loca I lion of the State Street Met bodist Church, is almost com pleted. awaiting the letterin; which will probably be o I plastic. The side of the church to ward State street presents i [ dressed-up appearance wit! ! the new planting of ever greens this past week. 1 LOVE TO SEE How satisfying it is to see ; man or woman who loves hi work. Some more fortunati can choose the job which bes suits their talents, others ploi I away, day after day, fillinj the working hours from neces iny Because a living must bi earned. One of the fortunati ones is Mildred Wyrick (Mrs Id J), new interior decorato associated with Tyson Furni lure Co. When Mr. Tysoi advertised for a decorator sev eral weeks ago Mildred ap Plied for the job. Her know ledge then was only from ex perience in her own home nut being an expert seam stress with a definate flair fo design and color, combinei with a desire to learn all ther "as about interior decorating sue was chosen for the work ■ o"', with one course of ir struction on draperies, by th 1 ^ Norman Co., draper ®anufacturers and decorators taken in Salisbury seVera "eeks ago, plus volumes o eading materials absorbed • 1 dred has had the gratifyin, ^perience of outfitting one o e new buildings in Ridge est 1,1 Preparation for th ■uinrncr conferences. She ac ■s there is much more t l)ut each day is a thrill exPerience with facinai 1 = Possibilities in store. Sh ^ selected a number of ne\ jl'iiics recently to supplemen °C*i~S0’ ^ y°u are in th ,lt l°r new draperies ' 1 know who—would like t ierve you. H A SmTHING N E W added .’'Imi"w chopping can be u * 'ting and inexpehsi' i;Zlme only if you lea m°ney at home. Wh brow ':tl;d around in search ething new and for interes )°u this week I ha v 'Beddingfield-Konn um lt, vf- sa!csman from Sc first “ami was placing tl mln ,tms of aPParel for w junior0" the racks- The Ryan , S1,Zes are b>’ Mori i r._dllc feature the newe m for Pth"ts’ s°bds and strip Hasnr 6 sprin§ and summ ial °n 1,1 a Ills. ^ •shoes) n eool shades with variety of mat< Ui Illcl U rammer Hush Puppi to wear with cotto -Turn to Page College May Day Program To Be Saturday The May Day activities at Montreat - Anderson Codlegje will be held Saturday May 5, 1962. The theme will be May Day: America, and the pro gram will include the May Court processional and the crowning of the May Queen. Miss Ann Gilliland of Birming ham, Alabama. Other mem bers of the court are: Judy Hardin, Maid of Honor, of Winston-Salem, Miss Marion Moore of Rock Hill, S. C„ Miss Rebecca Morse of Birmingham, Ala., and Miss Millie Hartzog, of Ozark, Alabama, Crown bearer will be Beth Gray, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Robert Gray. The program will present dances representing various sections of the country, nar ration by a speech choir of 20 voices, and the traditional May Pole Dance. An informal reception and refreshments will be held on the Anderson Lawn following the program. At 8 p.m. the movie Lili will be shown at Howerton Rec. Hall. The public is invited to all events. Visiting high school 'stu dents will be on campus for the weekend also. JACK E. LUNSFORD SERVING ABOARD USS BORDELON Jack E. Lunsford, radarman seaman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs- Gordon Lunsford of Route 1, Black Mountain, is 1 serving aboard the radar pic ket destroyer USS Bordelon observed by President John 1 F. Kennedy during a two-day , visit on April 13 and 14 to the ■ Atlantic Fleet in Norfolk, Va. Following the Presidential i visit, the destroyer headed for ; Vieques, Puerto Rico, to take , part in a threeweek joint Navy i Marine Corps maneuver invol ■ ving more than 40,000 sailors ■ and Marines aboard some 83 ■ Atlantic Fleet ships to be cli ; maxed with an assault on Vie ' ques. ; Library News Among the new books at the Black Mountain Library this week are three new Zane Grey novels and four new 1 books by the popular author ’ Grace Livingston Hill entitl : ed: THE FINDING OF JAS 1 PER HOLT, GIRLS OF THE 1 WOODS, TIME OF THE ! SINGING BIRDS, and SPICE ' BOX. : The young adult room also nas SUIUC new • ports Mrs. MeGraw, librarian. ' Many of these are horse and ' dog stories. Most of the new 1 books may be found on the ■ top shelf of the center book ‘ case in the large room, but a ” list of the new books and their • location may be consulted on , the library bulletin board Mrs. ■ MeGraw explaned. New books ? from the best seller lists and 1 donated and memorial books ' are kept for a while on the , rental shelves so that more • people may read them in less ■ time. 1 registration will ’ CONTINUE FOR TWO E MORE SATURDAYS , The second day for regis l Iration of voters not previous ly ly registered will be on Sat - urday, May 5 from 9-7:21 at 1 the City Hall. Precinct meetings will be 3 held at 2 the afternoon of - May 5 at the poling places ■ when election of chairman, 3 precinct committee, and dele ! gates to the county convention t will be determined. 2 Books will be open for reg - istration one more Saturday, 3 May 12, from 9 - 7:25. > BEST ATTENDANCE OF YEAR AT PACK 3 MEETING FOR APRIL Black Mountain Cub Scout ;; Pack 42 held their monthly l pack meeting Friday, April 27 [ at 7:30 p m. Bill McMurray, cubmaster, was in charge. , Den 1 conducted the ilag 1 ceremony; Dens 2 and 3 pre ' sented skits for this months ? theme, “Cub Scout Trouba " dours”. The attendance was ® the best it has been in the last year or more. It is hoped s it will be better still next r month Each den is working on getting more parents to at s tend these meetings. Den 1 l had the best attendance this month. (rood Soldier S/Sgt. James R. Aiken, son of Mrs. Martha Aiken and the late Eugene Aiken of Swannanoa has been chosen as the most out standing N.C.O. for the quarter from September to December 1961. Sergeant Aiken is stationed at San Antonio, Texas. Mrs. Aiken is the former Dorothy Franklin of Shreveport, La.; they have three children. Mrs. Brandon Is Elected To Head Local PTA The Parent-Teachers Asso ciation of the Black Mountain school elected the following officers at the April meeting: Mrs. Lawrence Brandon, pres ident; Mrs. Joan Brown, vice president; Mrs. Carlton Kon rad, second vice-president; Mrs. John Kluttz, secretary; and Mrs. James Uzzell, treas urer. Officers are to be in stalled at the meeting this month. The square dance teams from Mrs. Mary Jo Brown’s first grade and Mrs. Margaret Hendon’s second gave the pro gram which indicated the tre mendous amount of work done by dancers and teachers to achieve such perfection. County Dump Is Only For Use Of Swannanoa The problem of disposal of trash for residents of the community who live outside the town limits is not a new one. Some 10 years ago the Junior Chamber of Commerce undertook to correct the situa tion when Ray McSwain was appointed to head a commit tee to study the possibility of the town obtaining land which was worthless for any other purpose and making of it a lown Clump Wliifii m umc would be covered over by use of bulldozers. His committee worked with county health officers and at an appointed time a ditch digging machine was brought in and repre sentatives from civic clubs were invited to observe what could be done. No one ex cept the committee and the man to operate his machine showed up. Nothing has been accomplished over the years since that time, and nothing concluded at that time except that there was no interest manifested. Last week’s article about the suggestion that those who wish to dispose of their trash take it to the county dump near the weight station is an erroneous statement. The county dump mentioned be longs to the area around Swannanoa, and residents who live outside that section are not allowed to use the dis posal. It appears then, that those who live outside the town must find other means of disposing of their trash. There are those who are on a pick-up service operated by private individuals, which seems the best method at the time. Contact with others who live outside town limits might acquaint those in need with the name or names of tlie men who for a stipulated charge will pick up and dis pose of all trash. Since the problem has been brought to the attention of the general public by the pictures in this week’s paper, the question arises, why can the citizens concerned not ban together and contact the county commissioners for help? They have the author ity to give aid for this pur pose when it is requested. UNITED CHRISTIAN COUNCIL TO SPONSOR CONFERENCES ON FA MILY LIFE DURING NATIONAL FAMILY LIFE WEEK MAY 613 As far back as two years ago the ministers of Black Mountain were considering the problems of >ur community relative to methods of improvment and promotion of Christian principles in all phases >f community life. ___ —- I*-* TToKruorr tho minicfnrc thie eommnnitv un nnnnrflin. flon will TYlPPt with hif?h SPVlOOl [. E. Spencer Is Honored At Lion Special Night “TUis is your life from Ireenwood, Indiana, to Black fountain” was told and hown Charles E. Spencer in i special program by the Lions :iub at the Monte Vista last ’hursday. Beginning with the time vhen he came to the Indiana ity to retire from the U. S. tailway Mail service and pitch 'd right in and remodeled he Methodist church by his >wn hands, the history of lis service to his fellowman vas recited by a series of peakers. From the Greenwood, fn liana. Lions Club came Elmon iVilliams, attorney, who had he honor of having Charlie accompany him on several lates, and Richard Van Valer. lewspaper publisher, who did lot know the guest of honor n Greenwood but maintained hat “since I came to the city some 12 years ago I have leard nothing else.” stances of how Mr. Spencer lad gone far beyond the call sf duty in performing some lask or carrying out some as signment. In addition to remodeling the Methodist church by his awn hands, a job which is still pointed at with pride today quite a few years later, Char lie devised a bell and light system which is still in use by the Lions Club there to warn speakers that their time is up and the meeting over for the evening. Following the .out-of-state visitors were Bob Barnes, former district governor of 31-A, and Bob Easley, DG at present of Murphy, Norman rrueblood, state secretary, and Gordon Greenwood for the local club. Members of the Black Mourn tain Lions Club and citizens oi the community have long been amazed by the activities oi the former mail clerk whc came here, along with Mrs Spencer, .in 1940. He has served the club anc the community long and well in many capacities. He has and could without much doubi have been district governoi had he so desired. Bui through the years since his transfer was arranged by H appointed laymen from their respective churches to meet with them for discussion and suggestions as to how these areas might be explored and brought to the attention of citizens in the community. A special committee composed of A. T. Usher, Bill Thompson, Ben Ivey, Carl Bowness, and Dr. A. E. Knoefel was chosen to give special study to the project. This special study committee presented the fol lowing when the ministers and laymen convened recently: (1) That there were many areas within our community which could be rendered more meaningful and useful if properly stimulated and an organization of ministers and laymen would be useful in furnishing added stimulus. (2. The purpose of the organ ization would be the promo tion of Christian principles in all phases of community life. (3) The name suggested as suitable for the organization to be: The United Christian Pminnil Rlanlr Mountain anH (4) Officials would be the ex ecutive committee, composed of the minister of each church and one lay member of his church selected at his discre tion. The members of the council to be all those persons within the Black Mountain Township desiring and will ing to work for betterment oi community life. Officers elect ed for this council were: A. T Usher, president; John L. Me Whorter, vice-president; and William Thompson, secretary treasurer. * The week of May 6-13 is National Family Week and th( council has chqfen Thursday and Friday nights','May 10 anc 11, to bring to the people o; W. Sanders, International Counsellor of Black Mountain now of Winston Salem, Char lie has preferred to confine his work to the zone and loca club. For the past several years he has been editor of the clul bulletin, a task which requires many hours time each week. It was significant that everj speaker pointed out the un selfish service which Charlie Spencer had rendered to hi: community, whether on th< prairies of the Mid-West, or ii the Southern Mountains. Roy A. Taylor, congressmai from the 12th North Carolin; district, was master of cere monies. Max Woodcock, clul president, presided. M. L Williams was program chair man. Willard Weeks gave the invocation. ity to meet with family re lation experts to hear su£ gestions advanced on the iir provement of family relation and family problems. Thursday night. May 10, a the State Street Methodis church Dr. William Morgar with his wife, Dr. Mildre< Morgan, will meet the grou of parents with young chile ren pre-school to 12 years Simultaneously, parents witl pupils of high school age wil hear Dr. James Gladden. Oi the following night Dr. Glac - students themselves at Owen -High school. Meetings both nights will stake place at 7:30 and some time during the evening re t freshments will be served, j Better homes is a desperate need in every community and in all the world. We are 1 fortunate in having here in ’’Black Mountain three persons who are recognized experts in ' this field. ' All those who are interested in making this a better com 1 munity are invited to attend - these conferences. BILLY GRAHAM WILL ADDRESS JUNIOR DEPUTIES nit1 r>uncumue vAiuniy juii iorDeputies, their families and friends, will be addressed by Billy Graham of Montreat at McCormick Field Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock, Sher iff L. E. Brown announced to day. Dr. Graham, who spends as much time as possible be tween meetings at his home at Montreat, has gained world fame as an evangelist and has preached to more people, it is maintained, than any other man or woman. BILLY GRAHAM : Organized some years ago 1 throughout Buncombe County i by Sheriff Brown, the Junior Deputies was the first in i North Carolina and the girls’ i unit was the first in the United States. i Since its organization here . state officials have found that the juvenile deliquency rate in Buncombe has fallen 47 per cent, while in most of the otner counties oi tne state it has shown an increase. There are more than 12.000 members in Buncombe county. Deputy Sheriff Seth Perkin son is head of this division, assisted by other deputies who meet with the members in their repsective schools. The program in Buncombe has won state-wide and na tional recognition for its work and many other communities in various states have formed similar organizations. In case of rain Saturday the festivities will be moved from McCormick Field to the City Auditorium. Look Who’s Here! A son was born April 27 in St. Joseph’s hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Nelson O. Ballard, Lower Grassy Branch road. Mr. and Mrs. Oris Luther Smith, Jr.. 188 Fourth street, announce the birth of a son April 24 in Memorial Mission hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Curtis of Swannanoa, route 1, are parents of a son born April 27 in St. Joseph’s hospital. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert T. Hutchins of Black Mountain, route 1, a daughter April 27 in Memorial Mission hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Branch of Swannanoa, have a daughter born April 23 in Memorial Mission hospital. Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. Stewart Byron of Anderson, S. C., a daughter, Clare Eliza beth, on Sunday, April 29. Mr. Byron is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Byron of Black Mountain. How Would You Like To Drive By This On Your Way Home Daily? riiuiua xj<y vjriagg This is the area along the North Fork Cragmont road of which the residents were so ashamed they met after working hours and cleaned it up. Now if those w ho have become accustomed to dumping their trash here will cooperate the men can enjoy the frui ts of their labor. Lngaged Photo By Gragg Donald C. McKenzie, Superintendent, of The Presbyterian Home for Children announces the engagement of Wilma Sue Hall to Douglas James Faulkner, SP/4 of the United States Army, now stationed in Germany. The wedding is planned for July 14 in the parlor of the Home. WILLIAM ELLIOTT PARTICIPATES IN ARMY EXERCISES Army Specialist Four Wil liam M. Elliott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon M. Elliott, Black Mountain, participated in Command Post Exercise Grand Slam I, a five-day Cen tral Army Group (CENTAG) exercise in Germany which ended April 13. Grand Slam I involved head quarters units from the Ger man, French and U. S. Armed Forces which are assigned to CENTAG( and was designed to test operational plans and procedures of these forces. CENTAG is a major element of NATO in Europe. Specialist Elliott, a radio relay and carrier operator in Company A of the 8th Infan try Division’s 8th Signal Bat talion in Bad Kreuznach, en tered the Army in December 1959, completed basic train ing at Fort Jackson, S. C., and arrived overseas in October 1960. The 25-year-old soldier is a 1956 graduate of Owen High School. REVIVAL BEGINS AT CHURCH OF GOD The Church of God of Black Mountain on Lakey street be gins revival services this Sun day night with the Rev. L. R. Woodby from Biltmore as guest speaker. Rev. C. M. Winstead is pas tor of the church. Everyone is invited. Calendar Of Meetings For May 4-11 Week UNITED CHURCH WOMEN will meet at In-The-Oaks on Friday, May 4 for the annual May Fellowship Day. Regis tration it at 10:15, Worship service at 10:30 and lunch will be served at 12. Women of all denominations will meet for fellowship at this time. SENIOR WOMAN'S CLUB MEMBERS are reminded that tickets are on sale at the NEWS and JONES FOOD STORE for the annual Birth day Luncheon. All who plan to attend the luncheon on May 9 must have purchased tickets before Monday, May 7. MAKE PLANS NOW to attend the Bridge and Canasta party at the Monte Vista hotel for the benefit of Saint James Episcopal church Organ and Kitchen Fund. There will be rlonr nri?Pc anrl 3 fnr each table. The price will be $5 per table. Date and time will be announced later in the NEWS. For further in formation call Mrs. Don Liv ingston. BLACK MOUNTAIN LODGE 663 AF & AM will hold a stat ed communication this Friday night at 7:30 in the Lodge hall. SENIOR CLUB EXECUTIVE BOARD meeting this month will be held at Blue Ridge with Mrs. Harold MsNary, Mrs. William McMurray and Mrs, Glenn Bryan as hostesses Board members of this year and those elected for next year will meet together. Meet ing time is 10 o’clock. THE JUNIOR ORDER will have a covered dish supper at the camp, weather permit ting, on Monday evening, Mav 7, at 6:30. TROOP 25 BOY SCOUTS and their troop committee will meet Monday night. May 6 at 8 p.m. at the Youth Center. This will be an in vestiture program for Tender foot Scouts. All members arc expected to be there. Valley Schools Spring Conceri Feslival May 4 This Friday night, May 4, at 7:30 P.M., the Swannanoa Valley Schools will present the seventh annual spring con cert. The eight grade chorus from Swannanoa School, under the direction of Mrs. William J. Faucette will open the pro gram. This chorus is compos ed of some 124 voices. The numbers will be announced later. The Black Mountain Ele mentary Chorus uyider the leadership of Mrs. Cliff Meyer, has 100 voices. The Owen High School Chorus, consisting of 95 voices, under the direction of Woody Rhodes, accompanied by Miss Flo Barnhill, will sing the following numbers: “He Watching Over Israel”, Men delsshon; “Glory Be To God”, Franz Scherbert; “TheExodus Song”, Boone and Gold; “There Is A Balm In Gilead”, William Dawson; “Black Is The Color Of My True Loves Hair”, an Appalachian Folk Song. Miss Arlene Schnieder will be the soprano soloist. The Owen band, consisting of sixty members under the direction of Woody Rhodes, will be playing three chorale preludes, selections from the “Music Man”, “The Minstrel Boy”, “Egmont Overture”, “Our Glorious Land” and live ly marches. The Spring Concert is the highlight of the music pro gram in the Swannanoa Valley schools. A fee of $1 for adults and 50c for students will be charged at the door. This fee is necessary for the financing of the music program at Owen high school. BASEBALL COACHES TO MEET NEXT WEEK Two important meetings are scheduled for the coaches in the recreation program. On Tuesday night, May 9, the coaches of the teams in the Babe Ruth League will meet at the Youth Center at 7:30. Thursday night, May 10, coaches of the teams in the Little League will meet at the Youth Center at 7:30. All coaches are urged to at tend these important meet ings. FIRE BELLES ARE GRATEFUL FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT The Fire Belles wish to ex press their sincere thanks to all their friends and neighbors who attended the Gospel Con cert on Saturday night. It was most gratifying to see so many familiar faces and to re new so many old acquain tances. The success of this undertaking was due largely to your interest and support. We thank you, one and all. Film Showing ; Fertilizer Use Is Club Program H. B. Robinson, Weaver ville, representing the Agrieo Fertilizer Co., showed a motion picture entitled “How green, is my garden?” to the mem bers of the Black Mountain Swannanoa Kiwanis club at their luncheon meeting Thurs day, April 26, at the Monte Vista hotel. The picture de pujtcu LI1C use ui uuuuuciuai fertilizer in raising garden products, lawns, feeding and nourishment of trees, and shrubbery. The speaker stated that complete plant nutrition must include phosphorous, nitro gen, and potash besides other elements to promote proper growth and production. Many beautiful pictures of homes, lawns, gardens, flowers, and trees gave those present val uable information to be used in beautifying the surround ings of homes and commun ities. Vice-president Harry Hyder, presiding in the absence of President Don Quarles, in formed the members that Kiwanian Dan Guess is a pa tient in the Veterans’ hospital at Oteen. Joe Bullock, club secretary, read a letter of appreciation from the Knights of Daniel for the gift of $50 given by the Kiwanis club. M. E. Head, in an impressive ceremony, received Paul T. Henson into the membership of the club.
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