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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1962, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
12 PAGES TODAY
NO. 14 — Single Copy 10c
Town Topics
Edith K. Benedict
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| gEST PARADE EVER
This was the comment
[heard on street corners all
lover town following Friday’s
fChristmas parade. The large
fcostly floats that have grac
|c 1 our parades for the past
itwo years were breath tak
ljnir and lovely, but there
■was something about this
(year’s parade that made it
(more '“our own”, more per
|c0nal and somehow more
[friendly. The girls and adults
|who rode the floats and cars
I Chat day looked as though
|tuy were having fun. The
i le possum, high as he could
j ovt in his pine tree on the
McMurray float, looked dis
idainfully down into laugh
j ing faces as though he were
thinking “this isn’t funny,
; Bub.” On a smaller pine
his companion was having a
■ rough time keeping out of
f reach of the hound who was
[ namming it up by barking
I at the fellow he claimed he
I had treed.
The feeling' of the season
v/as in the warm air. Along
Cherry street Bertha Jones
was placing last minute orn
aments on the greenery atop
the parking meters and in
general everyone was pleas
ed.
You’ve seen cartoons of
men who build boats in their
basements only to find, to
their dismay, that the com
pleted object was too large
to get out. My husband was
down at the “San” while the
building of their float was
in progress. He could see
that by no stretch of imag
ination could they possibly
remove the float from the
room, but they had a ready
answer. “We intended re
moving this wall anyhow so
we thought this as good a
place as any to build the
float and get the wall down,
too.” It was one of the most
beautiful in the parade. I
became so absorbed in try
ing to take pictures I missed
the sponsors of some of the
entries.
As late as Tuesday ot last
week it seemed as though the
Stephens-Lee band would not
be with us and there were
moans and groans all over
town for these boys and
girls are favorites here, some
fiom our own community.
When we had reconciled our
selves to a parade without
these rhythm makers two
large busses went down Sut
ton and Lib called, “There
goes the Stephens-Lee band”;
we didn’t really believe it
until we saw them come by.
They were really great.
Owen band has drawn praise
all year when they have been
guests at nearby colleges and
seeing them Friday it was
understandable. The major
ettes are lovely and all mem
bers show hours of hard
training to reach an excel
lant peak of performance.
STROLLING DOWN STATE
This week let us begin with
the Rug and Jug Shop. Now
you have realized. 1 am
sure, that these gift sug
gestions are strictly from a
woman’s viewpoint—gifts I
would like to give to my
friends or family. There are
many, many items not men
tioned because it would be an
endless job to mention every
thing. So if nothing suggest
ed meets your particular gift
problem it is nesessary to go
see for yourself because I
am almost willing to guaran
tee you will find something
for everyone on your list.
Stuait Nye jewelry of sil
ver and copper can be bought
af the Rug and Jug Lift
Shop. This jewelry is a
tiadtional Western-North
Carolina-made line, made
famous by the dogwood de
sign with which, I believe,
t'ley first started in business.
Other costume jewelry is
available here, too. The new
diffraction jewelry, called
‘ man made rainbow” re
flects colors bringing to
mind a rainbow. There are
i endants, rings, tie tacks,
bracelets and earrings which
I understand teen-agers real
ly love. The bright enamel
leaf pins are also sought foi
use with sweaters and wool
dresses.
Among the more expensive
and unusual suggestions
there are baskets of all sizes
and for all uses, even one
for Fido, a good line of
Country Fair Pottery a1"1
some lovely wrought iron
candle holders and for a
home large enough to make
use of it the gorgeous Japan
ese bird cages of wrought
ton, globe shaped and fash
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Home Countries
Discussed By
W-W Students
The Black Mountain-Swan
nanna Kiwanis club luncheon
meeting was held Thursday,
Nov. 29, at the Monte Vista
hotel
Four young men. students
at V arren Wilson college, pre
sented a most interesting and
informative program. Booth
Rankins, Newport News. Va„
was moderator and guided the
discussion of the group. Other
members of the forum were
David Chung, South Viet Nam:
Eperone Moanu, American
Samoa; and Awad Sifri,
Beirut, Lebanon. The three
young men from different
countries informed the club
members about the social,
educational, industrial, theo
logical, and international re
lations of their respective
countries. I't was a great priv
ilege to meet and talk with
these fine young men who
represented their countries in
n splendid manner.
President Don Quarles pre
sided.
CARMICHAEL IS
WITH COMBAT UNIT
Airman First Class William
D. Carmichael, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. S. Carmichael of 33
Elizabeth street, Asheville, is
among the Air Force per
sonnel deployed to the South
eastern U. S. area for com
bat-readv alert duty in sup
port of the President’s actions
in the Cuban crisis.
Airman Carmichael, an air
craft structural repairman, is
married to the former Viola
M. Melton of Black Mountain.
He has remained in a high
state of readiness since he was
ordered to this area from his
permanent base.
DIAL A DEVOTION
NO 9-3404
CRAGMONT CONTRIBUTES
TO BRING STEPHENS-LEE
Chairman Weldon Earley ex
plained today that the pres
ence of the Stephens-Lee band
to take part in the parade
was due largely to the efforts
of members of the Cragmint
community who contributed
over 50% of the amount need
ed to transport the band mem
bers to Black Mountain. The
remainder of the needed
money was donated by mem
bers of the Chamber of Com
merce when they realized it
would take two busses, rather
than the one the Cragmont
members were financing, to
bring the large number of
high stepping music makers
to our town.
“This year’s parade has
proven two things,” Chairman
Earley stated, “it has shown
that we CAN provide our own
entries for a nice parade and
best of all it gave positive
evidence that our merchants
cooperate in a project of this
sort w’hich is for the entire
community”.
The merchants should give
themselves a pat on the back,
they deserve it. Praise should
also go to the Auxiliary Police
for their very efficient handl
ing of traffic, before, during,
and following the parade.
The chairman and the en
tire community thank those
who made the parade possible.
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MISSIONARY OF
RHODESIA TO
SPEAK FRIDAY
Missionary Terry Thorpe,
who is back in the States on
furlough from his field of
work in Rhodesia, will speak
to the Adult Christian fellow
ship of the First Baptist
church Friday night.
Mr. Thorpe was pastor of
the Old Fort Baptist church
before going to Rhodesia and
now spends his time there
when not away on speaking
tours for the Foreign Mission
board. He says that he will
show slides illustrating the
tremendous need of Christian
work in Rhodesia.
Mrs. Hugh Manning Harwood
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Margaret Susan Jackson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Seigor Jackson, married Hugh Manning Harwood,
son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hugh Harwood of Memphis
in a ceremony at St. Luke's Episcopal church in Jackson
Nov 23 at 4 p.m. Dr. Frank Butler officiated.
The church decorations were
palms, yellow glads, and
chrysanthemums and yellow
candels. Denetia McCormick
of Memphis sang "0 Perfect
Love”. Organist was Mrs.
Hortense Rushing.
Given in marriage by her
father the bride wore a gown
of pure silk peau de soie and
Chantilly lace. The basque
bodice had a portrait neckline
outlined with natural scollops
of Chantilly lace and was fin
ished clown the back with
miniature buttons. The com
trolled skirt had appliques of
Chantilly lace down the front
panel and was finished at the
waist with a half bow and a
handmade rose. The carnage
back skirt swept into a chape,
train Her bouffant hand
rolled finger tip veil of misty
illusion was attached to a
queen’s crown of seed pear ^
Her bouquet was a
velvet covered prayer book
with white orchids and earna
U0\Ir's Mike Kirton, formally
Martha Lynn Jackson, was
maSon ol honor.
Miss Ann Harwood, sister oi
the groom, and Donna Ed
monds, daughter of Mayoi and
Mrs. Quinton Edmonds, bally
Jackson was junior brides
maid.
Her attendants wore identi
cal terrace length dresses of
emerald green peau de soie.
The bodice had a low round
neckline with bracelet length
sleeves. The detachable over
skirt was bell shaped and fi
nished in the front with a
bow. They wore matching
half hats of self material and
finished with a circlet veil.
They carried crescent shaped
bouquts of yellow chrysanthe
mums.
Bill Harwood, twin brothr
of the groom served as best
man. Groomsmen were Doug
Conaway and Challace McMil
lin. Ushers were Buddy Mc
Afee and Tommy Clinton, all
of Memphis.
A reception followed at
the New Southern Hotel.
For going away the bride
wore a teal blue suit with a
short jacket and sheath skirt.
The jacket had a natural
cerulean mink collar. She
wore a matching mink hat.
After a short wedding trip
the couple will be at home at
2524 Selrnan, Memphis.
Members of The 1932 Black MountainSwannanoa Football Squads
msmm
Woman's Club
Art Contest Is
For All Ages
Tn an effort to stimulate
interest in art and to promote
entries from this area in the
annual art contest sponsored
by the North Carolina Fed
erated Woman’s club, the
Black Mountain Senior Wom
an’s club is sponsoring an art
contest, among the students
of the Swannanoa Valley.
Rules for the contest are
as follows: the contest closes
Jan. 4.' 19P3; all entries will
be judged Jan. 9 and will be
on display that afternoon at
the Monte Vista hotel; entries
nidged worthy will be eligible
for entry in the District Fed
eration Woman’s Club Art con
test; all entries must be
original work, which means
no number painting, no copy
or tracing; no entry should
be smaller than 6 inches by
12 inches; all entries must
be accompanied by the name,
address, age and school grade
of the artist; competition
will be on grade level and
prizes given in each level,
grades 1-4, 5-8, and 9-12; on
each grade level prizes will
be given in each of the fol
lowing classes — oil, water
color, poster paint, charcoal,
pastel, and collage.
A cash prize will he given
for outstanding talent in each
of the three grade levels.
Turn in entries to classroom
teacher. At Owen High school,
entries go to Mrs. Carr at
the library.
SENIORS ATTENTION
For the best over-all entry
in the state contest, a scholar
ship of $100 will be given to
a senior in a North Carolina
high school who wishes to
continue his or her art edu
cation. The check is paid
directly to the school chosen
by the winner.
Cash award of S25 each
will be given for the best
oil, the best water color, and
—Turn to Page 12
Engaged
Miss Ruth Ann Holt is
the daughter of Mrs. Hubert
Holt of Swannanoa, who an
nounces her engagement, and
the late Mr. Holt. She will
be married in March to Jack
Keith Slaughter, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Slaughter of
Swannanoa.
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Seated (L *o R): Louis Severson, Mack Lytle, Dan
Turner, Paul Patton, and Gorman Burgin. Second row:
Fred Ensley, Bill Gilbert, Booger Wheelon, George Gudger,
Jack Hunter, Charles Lindsey, and Horace Lance. Third
row: John Vallaincourt, Woodrow Morgan, Ed Levy, Coach
Wayne C. Priest, Woodrow Patton, Jeter Riddle, John Jones,
Armond Vallaincourt, and Paul Duckett. Not present when
the picture was made were Bert Simpson, Ab. Moore, Jack
Maroney, Bill Barnwell, Frank Towe, and Buster Connelly.
tteun on ror ream memDers
was held Oct. 19-20 when the
group attended the Owen
Canton game and a banquet
the following day at the
Swannanoa clubhouse with
some 80 persons in attendance
and the Owen team as guests.
Speakers
Rev. Douglas Corriher (up
pcv) and Dr. W. D. Weather
ford will take part in the
week of preaching, teaching,
and witnessing called "One
Great Week for Christ”, to be
held at the Black Mountain
Methodist church beginning
Sunday, Dec. 9 and continuing
through Friday, Dec. 14.
Six Methodist churches in
the Valley will bo participat
ing in this event although at
tendance is not limited to
those of the Methodist faith.
Churches and their pastors
meeting with the host church.
John T . McWhorter, pastor,
will be Oteen, Vaudry Will
iams; Bethel. Vernan Hall:
Azalea and Tabernacle, Gord
on Keeler, and Swannanoa,
Ben Stamev.
Rev. McWhorter, who has
known Rev. Corriher for about
20 years, tells of Corriher’s
conversion experience two
vea-s aoo, similar to that of
Mrs. Bohanna with whom
Methodists in this section are
familiar.
Mr. Corriher is a forceful,
dynamic speaker, a graduate
—Turn to Page 6
Many iriendsnip were re
newed and several outstand
ing games replayed. Some of
the players saw their coach
and teammates for the first
time in 30 years.
Mr. Priest came from Hart
ford, Ky.; Ab Moore from
Roanoke, Va.; Jack Hunter
and Buster Connelly from
Greensboro, and Paul Duckett
from Leaksville, Ed Levy from
Orlando. Fla. All others live
in the vicinity.
Four members of the Swan
nanoa squad deceased are:
Junior Wilson, David Russell,
Grant Ballard, and Gus Lewis.
All Black Mountain members
are still living as far as is
known.
§09 Methodists
Attend Annual
Conference
One of the largest crowds
ever to gather in Black Moun
tain met for the annual con
ference of the Methodist
churches in the Asheville dis
trict. Over 550 persons from
the member churches assembl
ed at the Black Mountain
church from 2:30 p.m. until
8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2.
The afternoon session was
for the purpose of the bus
iness of the conference. A
dedication service was held
for the 150 lay members who
go to churches in the district
to fill the pulpit where there
there is no full time pastor.
Enoch Garfield Ball, Jr. was
granted a license to preach
by the committee on minister
ial qualifications.
A new camping program
for the youth of the district
was approved by the confer
ence to be initiated next sum
mer with the probability that
one of the camps in the Black
Mountain area will be utilized
Seven men were given re
newals of local preacher’s
licenses. They are: Enoch
Garfield Ball, Jr.. Stephen
Webb Brown, Paul Sevier
Jones, Jr., Charles Edward
Nesbitt. Hubert Donald Nob
litt, Earl Alvin Whitaker, and
Zeno Clctus Wright.
Members from Brooks-How
ell Home of Asheville, a re
tirement home for Methodist
missionaries and deaconesses,
were presented to the confer
ence. Representatives from
Allen High school, including
two students, one from
Angola and one from Rho
desia, were also recognized.
Local Methodists participat
ing in the program were: John
L. McWhorter, pastor of the
host church, who was secre
tary for the district commit
tee on ministerial qualifica
tions and also secretary of
the conference: Weldon W.
Earley, lay leader of the local
church who welcomed the con
ference representatives: T. W.
Nesbitt, local chairman for
arrangements, and the Wes
—Turn to Page 6
Members Of
Good Neighbors
Program Given
Officers and members of
Good Neighbors program as
of Thursday. Nov. 29, are as
follows: William Hickey. 1962
63 general chairman; Charles
Porter, area chairman (Swan
nanoa); A. F. Tyson, area
chairman (Black Mountain);
Dr. Carl Robinson, area chair
man (Montreat; Miss Eliza
beth Maxwell, area chairman
(Montreat); Mrs. Billy Graham,
co-chairman of organizations;
and W. H. McMurray, Sr.,
honorary chairman.
Members of the steering
committee are Gordon Green
wood, W. H. McMurray, Jr.,
Max Woodcock, and Carl
Bowness.
1962 Good Neighbors mem
bers are: Roy Alexander. Dr.
L. Nelson Bell, M. F. Begley,
Carl Bowness, John F. Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Coburn,
R. W. Cook, Mrs. S. S. Cooley,
S. F. Davidson, Blake Garrett,
Stanley Garland, Mrs. William
Graham. Gordon Greenwood.
Rev. Browne Hoyt, Sam
Leonard, John Neville, F. E.
Stepp, Mr. and Mrs. A. F.
Tyson, Mr. and Mrs. M. L.
Williams, Miss Elizabeth Max
well, Dr. and Mrs. C. Grier
Davis, Dr. and Mrs. Ivan B.
Stafford, Dean and Mrs.
George Stockton, Dr. and Mrs.
Carl Robinson. Harry Mc
Donnold, R. S. Eckles, Sr.,
J. H. Parks, Charles S-. Porter,
end James A. Uzzell.
Calendar
For Week Of
Dec. 6-12
North Fork Community De
velopment will meet at the
clubhouse Monday. Dec. 10 at
7 p.m. to work out plans to
celebrate an old fashioned
mountain Christmas.
Black Mountain Lodge 663
AF & AM will hold a stated
communication Friday night at
8.
Garden Division of the
Woman's club will meet Dec
10 at 2 p.m. instead of at 10
a.m.. at the home of Mrs. W.
I. Willis.
Ladies of Vance Avenue
Baptist church will have a
bake sale Saturday morning.
Dec. 8. beginning at 9:30 at
Tyson Furniture Co. Now that
the Christmas rush has start
ed the committee in charge
suggests “that you let the
ladies ol Vance Avenue Bap
tist church do your week end
baking”.
Pancake Supper arid Bake
Sale at the Swannanoa school
cafeteria Friday night, Dec.
7, from 5-8.
Friendship Presbyterian Ch.
is having a live manger scene
on the lawn of the church
each night from Dec. 17
through Christmas Eve. All
persons of this area are in
vited to come by and see
the scene.
Evangelistic Services will
continue at Friendship Pres
byterian church on Montreat
road through Friday evening
with Rev. Calvin Theilman as
—Turn to Page 6
TRYOUTS EXTENDED
TWO MORE WEEKS
Tryouts for Operation Youth
Squance Dance teams will be
extended to two more Thurs
day nights, Dec. 6 and Dec. 13.
These tryouts take place at
the Youth Center, just off
Cragmont road, and times for
meetings are as follows:
grades 4, 5, 6, and 7 from
6- 7; grades 8 and 9 from
7- 8, and grades 10, 11, and
12 from 8-9.
The senior high dance team
is open for tryouts for any
student in the Valley.
Dr. Weatherford
Honored On
Birthday Eve
About one hundred fifteen
friends from far and near
came to Black Mountain’s
Monte Vista hotel Friday night
of last week to honor one
of our town's most outstand
ing and revered citizens with
a reception and dinner on the
eve before his eighty-seventh
birthday.
John L. McWhorter acted
as master of ceremonies, do
ing an excellent job in ar
ranging the continuity so that
all speakers were brought in
to focus to contribute their
share in portraying the life
of the man who was honored
guest of the evening.
One of the highlights of
the program was the relating
of her experiences when inter
viewed by Dr. Weatherford,
by Wilma Dykeman Stokeley,
author nf “The Tall Woman”,
which she said was based on
the life of Mrs. Weatherford,
mother of Dr. Weatherford,
She spoke in a complimentary
manner of the progressive
ideas advanced by her friend
as far back as 1912 and quot
ed from one of his early books
saying that the treatment of
an individual should be based
on dignity and not on the
color of his skin.
Dr. Francis Hutchins, pres
ident of Berea college with
which Dr. Weatherford has
been associated for many
years, told of his contributior
to that institution and Willis
Weatherford, his son, gave
reminisences of his fathei
from his early childhnod wher
—Turn to Page 6
Sorority Has
Pledge Ritual
Gamma Pi Chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi sorority held its
meeting on Monday evening
at the Monte Vista hotel.
The pledge ritual was con
ducted with Mrs. Carolyn
Hipps and Mrs. Carol Snell
taking their vows. Commit
tee reports were also heard.
Announcement was made of
a Christmas dinner for mem
bers and guests to be held
Dec. 17 at the home of Mrs.
Rankin Miller.
Guests for the evening
were Mrs. Mary Aleshire and
Mrs. David Atkins. Next
meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. William T.
Brown on Dec. 10. Following
the meeting a social hour was
enjoyed and refreshments
served.
ENGAGEMENT OF
FORMER RESIDENT
IS ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Halsey
Carpenter, 10007 Hollow Way,
Dallas, Texas, formerly of
Black Mountain, have an
nounced the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Bronte
Carpenter, to James Prescott
Sutherland, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edmond R. Sutherland
of Appleton, Wis.
Miss Carpenter was grad
uated from Hall High school,
Little Rock, Ark., and Lawr
ence college, Appleton, Wis.,
where she was affiliated with
Delta Gamma sorority. Her
fiance, a graduate of George
town university, Washington,
D. C., has served three years
in the Marine corps. He is
employed as a life under
writer of Northwestern Mu
tual Life Insurance Co., Ap
pleton.
A late December wedding
is planned in Appleton.
RAYMOND WILLIAMS
ADVANCED IN RATE
Raymond L. Williams, boil
1 erman third class, USN, son
' of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
Williams of North Fork road,
- Black Mountain, was advanced
i to the present rate Nov. 16
5 while serving aboard the am
r phibious assault ship USS
i Princeton.
s Advancement is the result
? of passing a Navy-wide com
t petitive examination after
l meeting professional and mil
itary requirements.
Mrs. Oran Mosteller
Miss Revonda Conner of Old Fort and Oran Mosteller
of Andrews were married in a candlelight ceremoney on
Saturday, Nov. 17 in the Old Fort First Baptist church. The
Rev. Groce Robinson of Cleveland, Tenn., former pastor of
the bride, officiated, using the double-ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter
of Mrs. James R. Williams ot'
Old Fort and Howard Conner
of Portsmouth, Va. The groom
is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Hosteller of Andrews.
Mrs. C. N. Mease, organist,
presented a program of wed
ding music. The church was
decorated with greenery, white
gladoli, and lighted candle
abra.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her uncle, Arthur
Kelly of Woodbridge, Va. She
wore a street length gown of
white lace over silk. Her
headdress featured a short
veil: she carried a white Bible
topped by a white orchid. Her
only attendant was her matron
of honor, Mrs. Bobby Lanning.
who was dressed in a white
and gold chiffon dress with
gold accessories. Bobby Lan
ning, cousin of the bride, was
best man. Ushers were Terry
Morrison and Sidney Simmons.
The mother of the bride
was attired in a beige silk
dress with brown accessories.
Her shoulder corsage was
yellow rosebuds.
A reception in the recrea
tion hall of the church fol
lowed the ceremony. Mrs.
Wayne Lonon, Mrs. Arthur
Kelly, and Mrs. M. Hayes as
sisted in serving.
For her wedding trip Mrs.
Mosteller changed into a suit
of turquoise wool with which
she wore black accessories
and the white orchid from her
bouquet.
__ Mrs. Mosteller attended Old
Fort High school. Mr. Mos
teller attended Andrews High
school and is employed in>
construction work at Wood
bridge, Va., where the couple
will make their home.