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LIONS CLUB FRUIT CAKES ARE ON SALE Weather High Low Prtc. Oct. 30 71 41 Oct. 31 56 44 Nov. 1 58 26 Nov. 2 54 32 Nov. 3 51 31 Nov. 4 53.27 Nov. 5 41 30 DEVOTED 100% TO OUR COMMUNITY — THE GROWING SWANNANOA VALLEY is romnnnnnrB'BT'i THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1962, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 10 PAGES TODAY NO. 10 — Single Copy, 10c Town Topics i Edith K. Benedict ° ACHERS will be safe t would be interesting to )w how many different stor made their way into the „PS in this community fol rtng the announcement de bv principals over the )lic- address system in the lools last week in regard behavior in case of disast fo’mny Burgess was telling mother of the events of i day and the conversation i something like this: “Mot r Mr. Keever said today t ole Kruschev had taken his missiles home except ».’• Mrs. B.: “Is that right? hat else did he say?” “He Id that if Black Mountain if pi bed the kids will all be lit home in the school buss [and you know what else? r. Keever said he was going |build a bomb shelter 12C Et deep.” Mrs. B: “That ]1 be fine, is that for the ildren to stay in?” Johnny: Jo. that is for the teachers id principals, us kids will be l the busses.” Aren't you ashamed Leon IAGMONT WINS HONORS ^ brief trip into the Crag ont section "Thursday showed pie of the improvements lich led judges to give top part! for the non-farming pimunity to this group, le new scripture board is lar one of the churches and lows a small segment of the Ell kept cemetery. There ;re several very attractive >11 kept houses and yards It these two seemed typical the work done to improve e homes. I did knock or ith doors to ask permission take pictures, but as nc le was there, I had to as me the owners would have towed their homes to be apped. This community ies into further competition >w with other winners from her communities and we ish them success. There only one other additior hich would add to the at activeness—signs saying “En ■ring Cragmont Community’ -.which we are told are being Hade. X , 5Y SPECIAL REQUEST Mrs. George Hudson, Ridge rest Road, has received so uany compliments on her pumpkin Chiffon Pie that we l'lt it should be shared with he entire community since his is the season for good resh pumpkins and they seem 0 be plentiful. Jvmpkin Chiffon Pie 1 baked 9 inch pie shell- 1 nvelope unflavored gelatine, 1 cup firmly packed dark ,rown sugar, ‘k teaspoon salt, —Turn to Page 10 nnrn HALLOWE’EN FOR ALL COMMUNITY YOUNGSTERS PR AlSFn Several people in our towr have remarked about the nice youngsters who came “trickin and treatin’ „ on Hallowe’en Many claim they were the nicest, most polite group, wc have ever had and asked thai we say so in the paper this Gourmet Lunch Program For Woman's Club The Black Mountain Wo mens Club will gether for the November meeting at the Baptist church for the Gour met luncheon at 12:30 or Wednesday 14. Following a practice oi several years women wil bring their favorite dishes anc one copy of the recipe forpub lication. Members may brinj guests for the uncheon anc program for 50c each. There is no limit on the number oi guests each memder may bring. This has been on of the most popular meetings ir past years and the progran this year will be conductec by one of the club members Mrs. M. J. Wyrick, who wit! A. F. Tyson, Jr., will pre sent a program on interim decorating. Mrs. Wyrick i: chairman of the America: department of the club, Eacl year at the luncheon somi phase of home life is used ir the program. Honor guest this year wil be Mrs. Carl B. Hyatt, Jr., district president. Members of both the Jun ior club and the Senior clul attended the distrist meet ing in Hendersonville recent ly. The Juniors won firsi place with their year book the Seniors won second placi and received a certificate foi being a 100% club. Hostesses for the Novem her meeting will be: Mrs. M E. Head, chairman, Mes dames Holcombe, Wall, Will is, Dupuy, Heath, Uzzell White, Nale, Aleshire anc Gregory. Navy undersea Exploration Is Rotary Topic Commander John O’Donnell Naval Reserve officer of Ashe ville, and John Ashburn, Gun ner’s Mate, second class, spok< to local Rotarians Monday or the Conquest of Inner Space The talk was illustrated bj use of slides. This particular phase oi Navy work dealt with explora tion under the sea. Although 75% of the earth’s surface is covered with water, more is known of the moon than oi what lies beneath the surface of the water. There are places in the ocean where the depth reaches seven miles, the speak er stated, and we do know that there are three areas namely, the continental shelf; the continental slope, and the sea floor. According to the command er there are three reasons for the Navy to explore, foi sceintific reasons, for explor ing economic possibilities anc for military reasons. The tides and actions of cur rents effect many continent: and the fact that England i: surrounded by water whicl brings warm currents to then shores, makes the temperature of that country 35 degree: warmer than it would be other wise. In the future it may become necessary to turn to the ocear for a source of food supply it may be that the algae oi the sea will supply food to the undernourished in the future From beneath the sea’s surface lies 40% of the world’s or. located on the contrnenta shelf; this supply is virtuallj ouched. lussia’s exploration in out space has led us to third them largely in this field /ever, there are 100 shrp: ng the Russian flag, doinj lersca study while our owr ntry has only a few. lr. Blair Daniels of War Wilson college was ; st and Chris Bowers, plan ineer of Kearfott, was wet led into the club as a nev member. week. So many neighboring communities are plagued with real vandalism and wanton destruction at this time that we are doubly proud of our young people. The Police de partment reports no damage done in or around town and not “nary” a soap mark did our new windows at the News have the morning after. UNICEF collections were bery good, too. Mrs. Stanley Garland, chairman for1 this area, reports that all money has not been turned in but that the MYF at Tabernacle reported $51, the largest col lection by any group. Total amount should be well over the $100 mark, possibly near S200. Following their UNI CEF work the Tabernacle youngsters met at the VFVV home for a party. When so much is written and said about the faults and weaknesses of our youth, it is most encouraging to hear something nice about our lo cal boys and girls. It speaks well for the young folk whose training reflects parental care, Calendar For Week Of Nov. 8-14 LODGE 663 AF & AM, Black Mountain, will hold a meeting for the Third Degree on Fri day night, November 9 at E P.M. in the Lodge hall. TABERNACLE CHURCH wo men will have a bake sale Fri day afternoon, Nov. 9, at the new shopping center, Ashe ille highway. “There will be many delicious home-bakeel items on sale” the committee in charge said. BETHEL METHODIST CHURCH WSCS, Riceville Rd. will have their annual Turkej Supper and Baaar at 5:30 p.m Friday, Nov. 9. Adults, $1.00 children 50(*. A HAM SUPPER will be served at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov 10, by the C. W. Francy S7C Post of the American Legior Auxiliary at Oteen. Adults $1.00, children 50c1. WOMANS CLUB, Novembei meeting, Gourmet Luncheor at the Baptist church on Wed nesday, Nov. 14 at 12:30. COWORKERS class of the Methodist church will hole their family night coverec dish supper Friday night at 6 NORTH FORK COMMUN ■ rerun AnilCMT wmnlirer will be held at the City club house on Monday, Nov. 12 al 7:30 p.m. All Retail and Service Mer chants of the Black Mountair Chamber of Commerce are ask ed to send a representative tc a meeting Thursday, Nov. 8 at 8:30 p.m. at Uizell's Rexall Drug store. Mrs. Brandon, secretary has announced that business to come before the meeting will include parking meters, off street parking pro blems, Christmas decorations and lighting, Christmas parade and spring town-wide promo tion. This is an important meeting and it is hoped that all business establishments will be represented. The meeting is open to any other interested chamber members. Lions Club Fruit Cakes Are On Sale W. B. Beddingfield, chair man for the Black Mountair Lions Club annual fruit cake sale, announced this morning that cakes would be delivered to club members at the regu lar meeting Thursday evening at 6;30 at the Monte Vista. Team Captains have beer appointed and each Lion as signed to a group, the chair man said. He asked that citi zens of the community con tact a member of the Lions Club immediately and makt arrangements to buy enough of the Old Home Fruit Cakes to last through the Thanks giving and Christmas holidays, They’ll be tickled to death that they did, Mr. Beddingfield. believes. Fruit cakes will also be on sale at the Black Mountair News until further notice. W B M T — 1350 ON YOUR DIAL FOR GOOD LISTENING ! Kearfott Employees Complete Action Course In Practical Politics Meferologist Kiwanis Club ( Speaker Earnest A. Rodney, meteoro logist at the United States | Weather bureau, Asheville, was the speaker at the Black , Mountain - Swannanoa Kiwanis club luncheon meeting held Thursday, Nov. 1, at the 1 Monte Vista hotel. ! Mr. Rodney delivered a very 1 interesting and comprehensive ' address on the work of the Weather bureau in predicting , what the weather will be. Many factors are considered in the study of the weather in forming a forecast for the | district covered by the bureau in Asheville. The technicali ties are many and varied in j the attempt to give a quite ; accurate report on weather ] conditions. 1 Those present at this meet- i ing were very much impressed I by the fine presentation given ' by Mr. Rodney. The chairman announced a j Scout meeting at the Youth ' Center for Monday, Nov. 5. He also announced a luncheon meeting of the board of di rectors of the club for Tues- : day, Nov. 6 at the Monte Vista. 1 Visitors at this meeting were the Rev. Milton Crum, Episcopal chaplain at Clem son college, S. C., and Earnest A. Rodney, Asheville. Vice-president Harry Hyder presided. RICHARD MORROW ABOARD ENTERPRISE Richard W. Morrow, senior ] chief interior communications electrician, USN, son of Wade Morrow of Black Mountain, is serving aboard the world’s first nuclear-powered attack i aircraft carrier, the USS- En terprise. The Navy’s “queen of the seas” is the largest ship in the world, measuring 1,125 feet long. —Photo by DuPuy Kearfott employees receibed diplomas in recognition of heir successful completion of the Action Course in Practical ’olitics. Joseph Elmo, plant manager, presented the documents vhich were signed by Fred D. Herbert, Jr., president, and iidney P. Herbert, vice president of Industrial Relations, General Precision, Inc. Aerospace Group. Those present (from eft to right) were H. R. Talley, G. Sahr, G. H. Bumbarner, D. ?. Pelava, R. J. Davis, R. W. Westbrook, G. S. Burgess, J. H. /ese, W. C. Thompson, R. L. McCrawley (receiving diploma), P. Tersian, and J. Elmo. B. V. Ivey who was the conference eader, was unable to be present. rFVio nmirco ic cnnn Veek End Guest Miss Mary Lou Giard of lhapel Hill, was a weekend :uest of Miss Connie Doug lerty and Miss Marian Sim ms. Senior Scouts To Conference )n Leadership Eight Senior Girl Scouts Irom Black Mountain were mong the 30 girls from the ’isgah Girl Scout Council and he 20 Explorer Boy Scouts to father at Pisgah View Ranch ast week end for a conference >n Community Leadership. The keynote speech, given ollowing lunch on Saturday, vas delivered by Dr. Wm. E. Pighsmith, president of Ashe blle-Biltmore college. With panel and discussion ;roups, adults and youth delv :d into the subject of leader ;hip as influenced by church, ndividual, community goals md high schools and colleges. Hnal summation followed dis sussion by small groups. Saturday evening Mrs. lul us Sader of Brevard acted is caller for a square dance or the group. Sunday activities began with i “Scouts Own” devotional ed by Miss Ruth Townsend. Discussion groups then reas sembled for suggestions and specific action. Black Mountain S en i o r icouts from Troop 98 who at ended the conference were Bobbi Miller, Dede Styles, \nn Terrell, Sandy White, Wary Estep, Martha Ann Bas light, Ann Harris, and Phyllis Dwenby. sored by the U. S. Chambei of Commerce, is non-partisar and designed to create bettei government through more knowledgable, more active an< more effective participation ir politics. It consisted of sever two-hour meetings plus a bar quet at which the participant; were addressed by repre sentatives of each political party and Sidney P. Herbert This was the first of a series of Political Action courses which have been incorporated into Kearfott’s Managemen Training program. Tryouts For Dance Teams Oper. Youth Tryouts for Operation Youtl square dance teams will b< held for the next three Thurs day nights: Nov. 8. 15 an( 29. Elementary grades 4, 5 6, and 7 from 6-7 p.m.; jun iors, grades 8 and 9 from 7-1 p.m.; and seniors, grades 1C 11, and 12 from 9-10 p.m. This is for the whole valley Any child interested should be present. Teams will b< selected from all attending the three tryout sessions. These teams are NOT PARr of our LOCAL SCHOOLS They are under Operation Youth. Home For Week End Miss Toni Rowland of Car son-Newman College, Jeffer son City, Tenn., spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. ad Mrs. B. W. Rowland. Attends Annual State Meeting Of Federation The Black Mountain Hu mane society was represented in Charlotte on Saturday, Nov. 3 at the semi-annual meeting of the N. C. Humane federa tion. H. McGuire Wood of ■ Laurel avenue reported the state meeting a successful one 1 and the new Charlotte Public library a fine meeting place, i Black Mountain is the official - home of the state federation, i Mr. Wood explained, since it - was founded several years ago by the late Frank W. . Dixon of Black Mountain. The Transylvania County Humane society of Brevard urged the federation to spon t sor stronger controls over the sale of poisons which are deadly to animals and child ren. President Carroll of the New Hanover County Humane society of Wilmington, recom mended the federation seei more strict investigation by eastern laboratories in their i purchase of dogs and other animals for experimental pur - poses so that stealing of pets I for resale to them is made > impossible. James Yandell, president of ! the Mecklenburg County so , ciety recommended adoption by local communities of the American Humane associa tion’s model ordinance con , trolling the sale of baby chicks and rabbits at Easter time to require humane handl ing of these helpless young birds and animals. Mr. Wood told the meeting that the federation is helping to form new societies in High lands and in Fayetteville. All county and local humane societies are members of the state federation. LISTEN COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD WBMT Auxiliary Policemen Ready For Emergency Duty Hi i l $ ........ —Photo by DuPuy The men pictured above are the class of auxiliary pot'icemen, sworn in for emergency duty. Their main con cern is to see that all school children are escorted safely home if disaster occurs. They will also be called on for other duty in time of emergency. Mayor Stone, R. T. Greene, Chief Simmons, and Policeman H. B. Robinson conducted the course. Pictured are Chief Sim mons, A1 White, Lawt Allen, R. T. Greene, Louis Ladner, Dick Stone, Don Burgin, Bob Hauth, John Kluttz, Marion Godfrey, H. B. Robinson, C. E. Barry, Ewart Walker, Johnny Rice, Jarvis Dickens, Ernest Reed, Phil Stevens, Jim Dougherty, Gene Ragan, and Hubert White. W.M.U. CHALLENGED BY MEXICAN MISSION Those present for the month ly meeting of the W.M.U. of First Baptist Church, held on Monday night, 7:30 PAL. were taken on an imaginary tour of Mexico to visit some of the centers of Southern Baptist work and the Federal District where Mexico City is located. Mrs. E. F. Baker, guide for the tour, made each member feel she was really following wherever the guide went. Slides, shown by Mrs. Marshall Mott of her own personal tour of Mexico, lent helpful infor mation as well as depicting places of interest. Purpose of the work being done in Mexico is to evangel ize and help build churches 3y means of the printed page, .vhich is well represented by book stores, churches and in iividuals in more than forty Spanish-speaking countries, us ng the literature published lere. Mexico is a land which of 'ers a distinct challenge to jur missions program and ;ends out a cry for more Mexi can national leaders, more nembers to be added to the vigorous minority and for in n-easing support from the tome base to strengthen mis sion investment. Visit Doughertys Mr. and Mrs. Walter £ Dougherty and sons Richar and Brian of Decaur, Ga were recent weekend visitor of their families, the Chas A. Doughertys of Blac Mountain, and Mrs. Rub; Medlin of Oteen, N. C. FRED SHOOK, JR. IN BASIC TRAINING Fred Shook, Jr., son of M; and Mrs. Fred Shook of Blac Mountain is undergoing nir weeks of basic recruit trainin at the Naval Training Cente Great Lakes, 111. The indoctrination to Na\ life consists of physical fi ness drills, military drills, se manship, basic military la^ customs and etiquette of tl naval service, swimming ar survival and first aid. During the training, recrui receive tests and intervie\ which determine future trai ing and assignments in tl Navy. Swannanoa Firemen To Be Honored Members of the Swannam Volunteer Fire Departme and their ladies will be gues of honor on Saturday evenii at a dinner given by Swa nanoa Womans Club, at tl Elementary School Cafeteri The affair is an appreciatk dinner for firemen who gi’ their time to make Swannam a safer place in which to liv Mrs. Frank Huggins is pre: dent of the Womans Club ai Mrs. Kenneth Davidson chairman of the committ which is making arrangemen for the dinner. Time of the dinner will 1 6:30 p.m. WILLIAM ELLIOTT TAlfCC PACT IM NATO EXERCISE Army Specialist Four V liam M. Elliott, 25 son of !\ and Mrs. Vernon M. Ellic Black Mountain, recently p ticipated in FALLEX, a lari scale NATO exercise in G many. FALLEX is an annual ex cise designed to test the ov all combat readiness and fectiveness of NATO forces Europe. Specialist Elliott is assign as a radio relay operator Company A of the 8th Infs try Division’s 8th Signal B; talion in Bad Kreuznach. I entered the Army in Decei her 1959. completed has training at Fort Jackson, S. < and arrived overseas in 0< ober 1960. Elliott is a 1956 gradua of Owen High school and 1958 graduate of Gaston Tec nical institute, Gastonia. COACH HOUSE TO REMAIN OPEN DURING WINTER Bill Brasington, manager i the Coach House, announce today that he plans to kee the popular restaurant ope this winter. Mr. Brasington, well know in the area for his mints an fruit cakes, invites anyone i the area to visit the Bake Sho located in the back of th Coach House. The University of Nort Carolina Soccer team, whic played Warren Wilson Satin day, ate their meals at th local restaurant and Saturda evening the college facult w'as entertained with a dinnei Mrs. Jane Pickelsimor i hostess and will be happy t arrange dinners and partie for groups. Principals To Attend Meeting In Durham Durham yill be host to the 1000 North Carolina school principals for the annual Principals’ Professional Con ference on November 7—8. Local principals will be a mong those attending from this section of the state. Thisyear’s conference deal with the principal’s compe tence in his complex and var ied duties. Arranged around the theme “New Directions in Qua lity Education,” the confer ence devotes itself to three major sections. There will be two general sessions, planned tours, and panel discussions. The first general session features an address by Dr. Karl H. Berns, assistant ex ecutive secretary of the Nat ional Education Association. A reception Wednesday even ing will honor Miss Mildred Mooneyhan for her years of ' service as secretary-treasur er of the Division. ’ On Thursday Dr. Mary Scott, Elementary education l consultant for NEA will add j ress a breakfast session for elementary principals and - high school principals will hear Dr. William Cartwright of Duke speak on “Trends in the Education of Teach • ers.” During the major part k of Thursday, 15 groups will e explore pressing problems g and plan improvements in the professional assignments of the principalship. Dr. Her y bert W. Wey , Asseciate t- Dean of the University of r- Miami’s School of Education v, will address the closing gen e eral session that night. ; McKenzie Will Be Speaker For Woodmen Meet On Saturday, Nov. 10, the Woodmen will have their fall joint meeting of the ladies’ court and men’s camp with a ia buffet supper at the Swan rt nanoa clubhouse at 6 p.m. Is Don McKenzie of the Pres ig byterian Home, will make a n- talk on the orphanage pro ie gram. This meeting is espe a. cially for the orphans’ fund m project. There are over 1500 re orphans in North Carolina and >a the Woodmen again plan to e. see that each one has a nice ii- present at Christmas time, id There will be an auction' >s after the supper of items of -e advertisement from the local ts merchants, proceeds of which' will go to help in this fund. ,e The Swannanoa Woodmen also plan to have several turkey shoots at the Grove Stone lake in the next few weeks for this worthy cause, Warhorses End l Season In Loss » To Waynesville >f- Waynesville capitalized on >n three Owen fumbles and an intercepted pass in the final ;d game of the season Friday in evening as the Mountaineers n- handed the locals a 41 to O •t- defeat in a contest played in Ie the Haywood County seat. fc Highlight of the game for , the Warhorses was the play V’ of Joe Davis, junior end, who gives promise of developing in , to one of the finest in the " Blue Ridge conference, the de a fensive work of Mike Miracle, who got the Warhorses out of a jam early in the game by intercepting a pass in his own territory, and the all around work of Co-Captains Mac Bliz ard and Ronnie Lowe. )f Early in the third quarter cJ the Warhorses marched to the p Mountaineer 10 but a 15 yard n penalty killed this scoring op portunity. n But for the fumbles and the d intercepted pass, the Owen n eleven might have made a p much better showing. In fact e the game was much closer than the score indicates, i This game marked the close l of a dismal season for the locals. They won one and j lost nine, the poorest record </ lor an Owen team since the f consolidation of Black Mourn . tain and Swannanoa High s schools in 1955. 5 Bobby Ballard, star quarter s back injured in a midseason, game, returned to action.
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