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SassSp .205 ,72* By NEVER AGAIN — “After turning over the keys to the Mansion and the Great Seal of the State of North Caro lina to my successor, I took off the white carnation, never to wear one again. As it had become to many Tar Heels the symbol of my ad ministration, so too had the white carnation becom,e a symbol to me of the faith in the future and service to the present that North Caro linians everywhere were will ing to give their state.” So ends the 320-page book, “Businessman in the Statehouse”, written by for mer Governor Luther H. Hodges. FIRST NIGHT—“The tele phone rang and I answered it and recognized the voice or Ed Rankin, private secre tary to Governor William B. Umstead. “Governor Hodges’, Rankin said in a calm con trolled voice, ‘Governor Um stead died a little after nine o’clock this morning—” “I hung up the telephone receiver and sat back in my chair, stunned. My mind went back to the time when I was campaigning for lieu tenant governor. I had on many occasions told North Carolinians that they should be very careful about select ing a lieutenant governor because someday a governor might die in office. Slowly I began to realize that day had come and as of November 7, 1954, I was governor of North Carolina... “For a while I prayed there in that chair. Presently, 1 got up, finished dressing and, with my wife Martha, went to church as I had plan ned to do before I was noti fied of Governor Umstead’s death... “That night, my first as governor, Mrs. Hodges and I 6taved in a hotel in down town Raleigh. We had sent word to Mrs. Umstead, whom we had known since she and Governor Umstead were courting, for her and her daughter not to hurry about leaving the Governor’s Man sion. Mrs. Hodges and I were quite comfortable at the ho tel and I thought Mrs. Um stead should take her time in vacating the Mansion. We had known Merle Umstead long before she married Wil liam Umstead—” The above quotes are tak en from the first three pages in the book. “AIN’T NO MORE”—One of the most interesting human interest stories in the book— Eula Greenwood and there are several—tells of a breakfast Governor Hodges had for some mem bers of the Legislature. The report had persisted that the Governor was for Carl Ven ters of Onslow County for Speaker of the House over Addison Hewlett of New Hanover County, who won— “so there was more than just a passing interest in that first legislative breakfast of the 1959 session.’’ “A day or so before this breakfast, I asked Mrs. Hodges what she was going to serve. Her answer was, ‘Bacon and eggs’. I told her I wanted country ham serv ed, ‘Luther, it is too expen sive. We have to pay the bills ourselves.’ I told her that I knew it was expensive, but the tradition was to serve country ham, and 1 added, ‘I think we ought to serve good North Carolina country ham'. I knew she would serve the ham since I had request ed it, but I was certainly not prepared for what happened at the breakfast. “The lieutenant governor (Ed. Note: Luther Barn hardt) was on my right and Speaker Hewlett was on my left when they brought the ham into the dining room. As was the custom at the Mansion, I was served first and the platter was carried to my right around the table. The country ham looked good, smelled good, and as Clarence, the waiter, passed the ham to the twenty-seven th person, or the one just be fore the Speaker, I saw with horror that the plate was empty. I said, ‘Clarence, bring Mr. Hewlett some ham right quick.’ And, after a pause, Clarence answered, ‘Governor, there ain’t no more’.” The Governor learned later that Mrs. Hodges had bought only 28 pieces of ham -—or had ordered only that amount cooked. This would have been exactly right—if a certain diner present had not taken two pieces! SOME BITTERNESS—That Luther Hodges still carries with him a certain burden of bitterness is shown on more than one page in his book. It is indicated through com plete absence from the book of several of those who were closest to Governor Umstead. That is one reason reviewers have said that “Businessman in the State House” is more important for THE BLACK MOUNTAIN NEWS Published Each Thursday at Black Mountain, N. C. Established 194S GORDON H. GREENWOOD Editor & Publisher Second Class Postage paid at Black Mountain, N. C. GARNET E. GREENWOOD Associate Editor MRS. EDITH K. BENEDICT News Editor MRS. ELIZABETH KEITH Society Editor Mechanical Department ANDREW MILOVITZ — CARROLL E. MARLER ROBERT SMITH — PAT NUGENT $hal lo Do in Black Mountain ja><cees meet 1st Thursday for business, 7:30 p.m.; 3rd Thursday for dinner at Monte Vista, 7 p.m. Black jMountain-Swannanoa Rotary club meeting, Monte Vista Jhotel, Mondays, 12:15 p.m. Black Mounu?in Lions club, Monte Vista, second and fourth Thursday’ 6:30 p.m. Black Mountain-Sw^nnanoa Kiwanis club, each Thursday noon, Monte Vis^a hotel. The following events, sponsored by the Get Acquainted club, to which all interested persons are invited ‘Every Wednesday afternoon at the Monte Vista at 1, duplicate bridge. Every Thursday night, 7:30, Monte Vista hotel, duplicate bridge; instruction by Max Woodcock. V.F.W. meets each Wednesday evening at 7 at the post home on old highway 70 beyond Grovestone. Board of Aldermen meet the third Wednesday of each month. Jaycettes meet at Monte Vista at 7:30 First and Fourth Mondays. B & PW Club meets each 2nd Monday at 8:00 P.M. at home of members. Other purely social activities listing in this col umn may call the Black Mountain News. Save this schedule for easy reference. _ THE GRAY EAGLE HANDCRAFT SHOP Hand Mada Pewter — Linan* — Block Prlntad Scarf* — Book* Jowalry_Cards — Wood Carvings — Fina Candias — Nota Paper Bridga Supplia* — Staiff Toy* — Taa* 103 Cherry St., Black Mountain, N. C. OPEN ALL YEAR Phone NO 9-8734 what it does not say than for what it does. "Governor Umstead was in and out of the hospital dur ing the remainder of his life. After the first few days of his illness, however, he kept the reins of government in his hands and called the shots during the tough 1953 legislative session. He prac tially never confided in me or asked me to do anything and did not once do me, as lieutenant governor, the courtesy of asking for sug gestions as to legislation or how to get it through the Senate. Governor Umstead carried this feeling so far that, although he was in the hospital he insisted that the state not be represented at the inauguration of Presi dent Dwight D. Eisenhower, rather than have the lieuten ant governor go.” However, thanks to the intervention of State Chair man Jordan, Lt. Gov. Hodges did attend the inauguration. INTERESTING—The Hodges book is very, very odd. It was obviously dictated rather than “written”. There is a lot of interesting material in it, however. Nevertheless, it does not add much stature to the Hodges Years—and some of it should have been left unsaid. Welfare News For The People By Bernadette W. Hoyle Public Information Officer N. C. State Board of Public Welfare “It is cheaper to meet the needs of children during a few crucial years than it is to have them grow up with out education and training, to perpetuate the problems of their family into the next generation.”—Dr. Ellen Win ston, Commissioner The “K” family lived a turbulent, unsettled life. Both father and mother worked as domestic servants and their four small sons were cared for by two elder ly relatives, both in ill health. Mr. K., an alcoholic, was out of a job frequently and was abusive to his wife and neg ligent of his family. His drunken bouts chalked up a court record of 24 arrests on charges that ranged from dis-orderly conduct and gam bling, to assault with a dead ly weapon on his wife, non support, and, finally, aban donment. The grandmother and eld erly aunt suffered from dia betes and high blood pressure and were unable to care for the children properly. All were under - nourished. And the mother, weary from re sponsibility, became ill and was unable to work. The family was reported to the county department of public welfare. With the help of the caseworker, the fam ily was given both moral support and financial help. An aid to dependent children grant was obtained to help them meet the minimum needs of daily living. The caseworker visited the home frequently and encour aged the children to make the most of their opportunities. By the time the oldest son was 15 he was earning suf ficient money to pay school fees, lunches, and personal necessities. He was graduat ed from high school at the age of 18. Then, with the help of a scholarship, he en tered college and completed four years. He now holds a responsible position with a business firm. The second son completed high school, attended college and later studied interior dec oration in New York. He is now employed with an in terior decorating company there and has recently mar ried. The third son completed high school, attended college for two years and is employ ed in a large industrial plant. The youngest son complet ed one year in college and is employed as a salesman with an advertising firm. He is married and is buying a home. None of the sons has ever been in difficulty for viola tion of the law. As each son outgrew his teenage job and entered col lege, he passed his job on to the next brother. Each son made a small contribution of his earnings towards helping with the maintenance of the home, and took care of his own educational fees and personal needs. “I cannot say enough in favor of the aid to dependent children program,” declared their mother. “I discussed the welfare payments with the boys even when the> were young and made them understand the value anc purpose of the money. I ex plained that if the welfari department helped us, w( should try to help ourselves We all tried.” A few years of aid to de pendent children help—but many years ahead during which these boys, now tax paying citizens, are contri buting members of the society that helped them. SHOPE CREEK By Mr» Thelma Buckner Personals The families and kinfolk of Mrs. J. B. Edwards of Barnardsville and John Creas man of Haw Creek got to gether at Antioch Christian Church on Haw Creek on Sunday in celebration of Mrs. Edwards’ and her brot her John’s birthdays. Those going from this community included Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Creasman, Mr. and Mrs. Graham Creasman and Larry, Corliss Owenby, Cathy King, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Creas man, Mrs. 1). L. Creasman, and Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Creasman. On Sunday, Sept. 30, Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Nichols and Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ingie, Jr., Mrs. Anna Gregg, and Thelma Buckner went to Beaverdam to visit Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Gragg. Finding no one at home they motored out to Craggy Gardens and enjoyed a picnic lunch. Mr. and Mrs. James Ful ler and children along with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Creasman and grand children were guests at an Italian supper given by Mr. and Mrs. \\ il bur Creasman at their home near Fairview Saturday evening. The George Creasman fam ily enjoyed a trip to the Smokies on Sunday after Church. They stopped in Gatlinburg, Tenn., where they ate dinner. They return ed by Lake Toxaway Falls in Henderson County. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Gregg made a trip to Benton, Mo., last week. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wat son and son Kirk Michael of Orovada, Nevada, are visit ing relatives here. It was nice having Mrs. Laura Shope of Skyline Rest Home and her mother, Mrs. McGuinn of Polk County, at church Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Nichols and Wayne went to Crooked Creek in McDowell County last Saturday and visited cou sins, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lackey. Deaths Our deepest sympathy to the family of C. W. Shope, who died Saturday night at the home of a daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stone, with whom he was living. Two other daughters, Mrs. H. C. Burnett and Mrs. L. W. Dillingham, both of Shope Creek, survive, also a son, Fred Shope of Washing ton, D. C., and seven grand children. Mr. and Mrs. George Creas man and Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Gilliam attended the funeral of Albert’s brother in-law, Charlie Collins of the Dana Community Wednesday. A household shower for Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Riddle was given Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Burrel with ten people Present. Mrs. Riddle is the former Miss Eula Reed, LTpper Shope Creek. Dr. Davis Gives '63 Schedule Dr. Calvin Grier Davis, President of the Mountain Retreat Association, announ ced Thursday the schedule of summer conferences in Montreat during 1963. The conferences at Mon treat, the conference center of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, will follow the following sched ule: Institute for Outgoing Missionaries, June 15-August 1; Montreat Camp, June 19 August 14; Family Life Con ference, June 29-July 5; Women’s Advisory Council, July 5-10; Presbyterial Presidents, July 9-11; Wo men’s Conference, July 11 18; Music Conference, July 18-24; World Missions Con ference, July 25-31; Church Extension Conference, Aug ust 1-7; Directors of the Mountain Retreat Associat ion, August 7; Bible Confer ence, August 8-21; Campus Christian Life Conference August 11-17; Regions Westminster Conference August 26-31; Conference or Christian Action, August 30 Sept. 2. ROY D. ALEXANDER COMPLETES COURSE AT FINANCE SCHOOL Army Pvt. Roy D. Ales ander, son of Mr. and Mrs Roy W. Alexander, Swar nanoa, completed the five week disbursing specialis course at the Finance schoo Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind Sept. 14. The 23 year old soldie entered the Army last Apr and completed basic combs training at Fort Jackson, S. C A 1957 graduate of Charle D. Owen High school and 1961 graduate of the Unive sity of North Carolina, Chapi Hill, he was employed t Swannanoa Bank and Tru Co. before entering the Arm HOME TO FLORIDA Miss Louise LeRoy has r turned to Brooksville, Fla after a visit here with h< brother-in-law and siste Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Var; Church St. SWANNANOA NEWS By Mrs. Hayes Connor Church New* Revival services are sche duled to begin October 2'. through 26 at Swannanoi Methodist church. The Rev Worth Sweet of Ramseu will be preaching at thesi services which will begir each evening at 7:30 o’clock The MYF Subdistrict meet ing was held Monday eveninf at the Azalea Methodisi church at eight o’clock. Son ny Hunt of Swannanoa. is president of the Subdistrict A good number from the Methodist church attendee this meeting. Promotion Day was ob served Sunday at the Metho dist church with special rec onigition given to the new teachers of the church school. The Methodist Men held their monthly meeting at the church Tuesday evening with a large number in attend ance. Ernest Holbert is president. Rev. Ben Stanley pastor of the church, led in the devotional period for the evening. Methodist Circle Meets The Morning Circle of the WSCS met with Mrs. Ben Stamey Tuesday, October 2. There were ten members and one visitor, Mrs. M ilma Howell, present. Mrs. W. B. Kuykendal was in charge of the business ses ion. Hostesses and program leaders for the new year were completed at this time. World Community Day Ob servance, to be held Novem ber 2 at 2 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church in Ashe ville, was announced. The group discussed making sew ing bags for the Christian women in Indonesia. Mrs. Harry Barnes reported she had visited the lady patient at the Sanatorium and taken her a flower. The WSCS sponsors a patient and all through the year remember her with visits and gifts. Members of the Circle ex pressed to Mrs. Barnes their best wishes as she will be leaving around November to make her home in Florida. Mrs. James Powlas gave a most interesting program, us ing as her topic “Christian Community.’’ Following her discussion she opened a question period. During the social hour Mrs. Ray Melton was honored with a surprise gift for her baby to be. The baby theme was carried out in the re freshments. The Circle will meet No vember 6 with Mrs. C. C. Allen, Mrs. Kuykendal will be in charge of the program. The General meeting of the Woman’s Missionary Union of Swannanoa Baptist church met last Tuesday evening at the church at 7:30 o’clock. Mrs. Joe Rector, president, was in charge. New officers were elected at this meeting as follows: treasurer, Mrs. Per ry McMahan; community missions chairman, Mrs. James Mathews; prayer chair man, Mrs. J. W. Teems; mission study chairman, Mrs. Charles Smith; publicity chairman, Mrs. D. L. Shaver. Two circle chairman were elected: Mrs. Harry McPeters and Mrs. J. T. Mayfield. Other circle chairman will be announced later. Mrs. Es sie Campfield was elected as leader for the 11-12 year age group. Miss Carolyn Wood is leader of the YWA’s. Judy McMahan will assist with the G. A.’s and Patsy Noblitt will assist with the Intermediate G. A.’s. A series of prayers of ded ication followed the election of officers. Pre»byterians Have Home Coming Homecoming service was held at Swannanoa Presby terian church Sunday, Sep tember 30, with a large number attending. Dr. T. H Spence delivered the mes sage at the worship hour There was plenty of gooc food and a number of visitors were present for the occas ion. DEMONSTRATION CLUB HOLDS LESSON ON CHRISTMAS IDEAS The Black Moutain Homi Demonstration Club met Mon day, Oct. 8, at the Lake} Gap Fellowship Hall with 15 members present. The dis cussion concerned the mak ing of Christmas gifts Christmas ideas, decorations etc. The president, Mrs. Ro land Huddart, presided ove a short business session a which time it was decidei that some of our member help serve as hostesses for th . County Christmas exhibit t be held at the Central Meth ■ odist Church, Asheville, No\ 9 and 10. Many of our mem bers will also send gifts wrappings, etc., for displa . at this exhibit. After the business discus . sion many members showe . articles they had made, wrai t pings and Christmas gi! ideas which were most intei , esting and helpful. At th close of the meeting th r hostess served most delicioi 1 sweet cider and doughnuts 1 t the following: Mrs. R. ( 1. Wright, Mrs. Roland Hus s dart, Mrs. Eugene Davi a Mrs. Howard Harris, Mr r- George McElrath, Miss Mai si MacKay, Mrs. Edna Wa y Mrs. R. C. Ink, Mrs. J. \ it Bergthold, Miss Mary Ste f. henson, Mrs. E. W. Austi - Miss Lena Stephenso and Mrs. Garland Stepp. ., GUESTS FROM CHAPEL r HILL r, Mrs. N. H. Culbertson i, Chapel Hill, Tenn., is a gue of Mrs. R. E. Mumpower. I TOWN TOPICS— (From Page 1) simply didn't want his picture taken. Shown here are wr nam (with a spider mum on dis play), and his helper Harry Ensley, who has worked with him for eight years during the summer months when the most help is needed The spider mum may not be the loveliest of the mums, but it is the most unusual in that the petals are almost string like and spread away from those which fold into a tight er ball in the center. There is also a yellow spider mum. Contrary to our yard-grown chrysanthemums, some ot these single large flowers are not hardy and must either be removed from the ground and stored for the winter, or new slips must be planted each year. Some of the above named varieties are patented, which means the grower may not propagate his own plants. However, Mr. Ham thinks it is simpler and easier to re order cuttings each year any how. therefore he is not tempted to violate his prom ise. George J. Ball, one of the largest suppliers of mums in the world, is the company through which cuttings are purchased. Not only is Mr. Ham knee deep in chrysanthemums at this season, but on the two acres where his flow'ers are grown there are also dahlias and across the avenue are gladioli just coming into bloom. We thought it was interesting that it has be come traditional for the Jew ish synagogue to have his white dahlias for their New Year services in the fall. Take an afternoon ride down Cotton just beyond the end of the pavement and see for yourself the things of which I have told you. The large flowers are clearly vis able, without even leaving your car. and you will be glad you went. FALL FESTIVAL— (From Page 1) gourds. There will be a section for homemade breads, special cookies and candies, home grown garden vegetab les, household items and so called “White Elephants”. Grade mothers and mothers of the schools have been ask ed to contribute the above items to be sold. The Christmas bazaar rooms in each building will feature aprons, crocheted work, pot holders, stuffed toys, orna ments, and decorations and many other items that will make attractive gifts for use at Christmas. While parents are busy at the country stores and Christmas bazaars the children will be entertained at a fish pond, fortune telling booth, and at the cake walks, where only home baked cakes will be featured. At about 8:00 p.m.. the Talent Show in the Primary auditorium will begin with an excellent program of quartets, short skits, and talent pre sented. Grade mothers (and fathers) have tickets for reg istration for the drawings for a 19 inch portable TV and a 20 volume World Book Ency clopedia set. The drawings will be held at intermission of the talent show. All Grade Mothers are re minded to turn in their tick ; ets and money at the Oct. 18 P.T.A. meeting. Additional tickets are available from the principals of each school and at Beddingfield-Konrad Cloth ’ ing store at 101 Broadway. The Fall Festival is one ol r the two annual money making t projects of the Black Moun 1 tain P.T.A. and is a wonder 3 ful opportunity to spend b ; pleasant evening seeing old j friends in these busy times . Contributions for the countrj store and Christmas bazaar: . are not limited to parents, a: many friends of the schoo y have in the past been verj generous in sending items t< be sold, and it is hoped tha they will again this year Items can be sent ahead o: t time to any child's room, oi .. left at the principal’s office e Perishable items should b< e brought in on Saturday, th< s day of the festival, when th< 0 committees in charge will bi j at the schools arranging am [i marking. A suggested sellinj s price will help the pricin] s’ committee on all items. y }• Boxscores 3* Bloodshed Raleigh—The Motor Veh: cles Department’s summar - of traffic deaths through 1 a.m. Monday, October S 1962: >f KILLED TO DATE 94 st KILLED TO DATE LAST YEAR 87 VISITATION DAY Visitation day at the Jun ion Order Children’s Home in Lexigton, N. C., will be held next Sunday, Oct. 14. All Junior Order members and any interested friends are invited to bring a picnic lunch and spend the day. There will be an interest ing program in the morning. BLACK MOUNTAIN BRIDGE WINNERS Six and one half tables were in play Thursday night, October 4, when the Black Mountain Duplicate Bridge Club met at the Monte Vista hotel for its weekly session. Winners were: North-South, Mrs. Will Wacker and Mrs. George Pritchard; 2nd, Cliff Field and Vella Mae Stevens; 3rd, Mrs. Claudia McGraw and Bill Costner. East-West: Mrs. Max Woodcock and Douglas Jones; 2nd, Mrs. Townsend Hay and Mrs. Don Livingston and 3rd, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. White. TEN DAY VISIT Mr. and Mrs. Bob Williams and their daughter and son in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Garret, and children, Robert and Carol, have jxist return ed from a ten-day visit with John Williams and his wife in Fort Lee, Va. While there they visited many points of interest in New York City. John, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Williams, was grad uated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City last spring and is now employed there by an ad vertising agancy to do coni | merieal art. “America’s newspaperboys help keep freedom in your future’ says M. Scott Carpenter, Mercury Astronaut, who’s doing his own share of helping to preserve freedom f r l V M. Scott Carpenter Project Mercury, NASA, fourth U.S. astronaut in space, second American to orbit the earth. "America has a nan-mw""* reasons to be optimistic about the future: the half-million newspaper boys who are on their way to being the future leaders of our Nation. "These youngsters learn the i® portance of responsibility, the value of money, and the grea opportunities a free system 1&® ours offers to its people. “Many of these boys put a reg ular part of their weekly earn ings into Savings Bonds a11 Stamps. And, since 1941, many of them have promoted B°n and Stamps to their customers to help keep America strong an free. “We can be mighty proud of our newspaperboys and of the par* they’re playing in the future freedom.” M. Scott Carpenter, rojec* Merely. NASAM^, Houston, Texa« Keep freedom in your future with. U. S. SAVINGS BONDS l James Norton Serving With Recovery Unit James H. Norton, fireman, USX, son of Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Norton of Black Moun tain. N. C. is serving aboard the ocean-going minesweeper NSS Affray, a unit of the recovery force which the U. S. Navy and the U. S. Marine Corps have assigned to the Atlantic Ocean for the third manned orbital flight into space. The organization of ships and air units, Task Force 140, is now stationed in the Atlan tic to locate and recover As tronaut Walter M. Schirra should his flight be terminat ed there. A similar organization, Task Force 130, is on station in the Pacific Ocean, where the landing is expected to take place. The force in the Atlantic is commanded by Rear Ad miral Harold G. Bowen Jr., Commander Cruiser-Destroy er Flotilla Four. He is at the Cape Canaveral control cen ter to direct the force, which includes 19 ships, over 50 aircraft and a group of spec ialists in the launchsite area. The a round-the-world vigil, maintained by the Pacific and Atlantic recovery forces, marks the first time that Pa cific Fleet forces have been specifically assigned to Pro ject Mercury recovery oper ations. However, in past spaceshots, all military units which possibly might be used have been on standby during the shot. The landings of the previous manned o r b it a 1 flights have been in the At lantic. Shore-based communica tions units, linked in a world spannig network, and air sta tions figure i the recovery operation. INJURED IN ACCIDENT E. B. Kimsey was injured in an accident which occur red at the intersection of Vance avenue and Black Mountain Avenue when the truck in which he was riding with his son-in-law, John Benedict, was struck by a vehicle driven by the son of Z. N. Holland. Mr. Kimsey was thrown from the Benedict truck onto the pavement. X-rays show ed no broken bones but as of Monday internal injury was causing a great deal of pain to the injured man. He was released from the hospital and is at his home on Second street. Mr. Benedict was un injured. SEE DUKE-FLORID A GAME Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Single ton spent the weekend with his mother, Mrs. Anne Sin gleton, and other relatives in Jacksonville, Fla. They at tended the Duke-University of Florida football game Sat urday. A NEWCOMERS Come to Dr. RicW, porch and see the * ou me vie' our Swannanoa Val]ev „ is cool you can sit f il the fire and chat r,aroun<t Mrc -- U|*. .. unai r\r Mrs. Richardson will > an<l home on Hilltop with e a‘ r<e -L 1 wutT some of the members of the w ans club to welcome vn®1"' our community. Anv to that is convenient for'v tinie Sunday afternoon hi?U °n three and six, Oct 14 eetl are glad you have com We Black Mountain, a tow^V0 we all love so much ami hat want you to know ^ another. IJne hav^aTbig0welc°omCcOUtroSo 5'°U Jaycees Donate $150 To Youth Jimmy Buckner, nre-drf of Operation Youth nt brief -summary 0f the activ; ties of that organization da,' ing the past year and told It plans for the coming year * Last year approximates 20U boys have participated Babe Ruth and Litt" Leagues. The Little Lea t team went to the district finals where they were de. feated by Haw Creex. Xh Babe Ruth League represent atives were in the district semi-finals. Operation Youth also con. ducted 150 swimming classes and tennis instruction fot those who were interested The summer program Was under the direction of Coach Howard Barnwell of Owen High school. Future plans include the addition of Little League football teams and lighting of the local field to enable activities to be carried on at night. Mr. Buckner stated that the annual budget for Opera tion Youth is $t>000 for the coming year. Support of the local community is needed to carry on this fine pro gram. At the close of the pro gram Steve Roberts, vice president of the Black Moun tain Jaycees, presented Mr. Buckner with a donation (of $150 ffor Operation Youth Activities. COUNCIL EMPLOYS HEALTH EDUCATOR The Council of the South ern Mountains, a non-profit organization working to im prove conditions of living in the mountain counties from Maryland to Alabama, add ed a Health Educator to its staff on October 1. William H. Suters, Jr., chosen after a two-year search by the Coun cil, brings to his position a record of specialized train ing and experience in the fields of health education, recreation, social case work, and youth counseling. Mr. Suters received his Bachelor of Arts degree at Utica College of Syracuse University where he major ed in Social Studies.