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VOL. 18
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1963, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
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jOP WELL DONE
When Jean Bowness. presi
L,nt of the Senior Woman’s
fluh. convinced Harriett Styles
|n become head of the Fine
^,-ts department of the local
bliih. she did a good day’s
Mirk. Not only is Harriett
lilline to assume more eom
nunitv work, but what she
Roes is done so well and effi
Ijnetly that she is in almost
[nnstant demand in some
lapaeity. Her work in acquaint
ng the teachers in the schools
ith the contest, grades one
Through 12, led to surprising
;,„1 pleasing consequences.
)ne hundred eighteen entries
core judged in all types of
jpedia for the local contest and
tinners’ entries will go on
-,to district competition,
q his has been a time con
suming job during which
Harriett talked with teachers
lnd following the acquisition
hf the 118 entries they had
in be displayed to best ad
vantage in the Monte Vista
for the judges consideration.
She did a thorough and very
fompetent job for which I am
Confident the club and the
ioys and girls who entered the
antest are grateful.
It is interesting to note
|hat the Burgess children,
Becky and Johnny, were both
tinners in overall talent,
feecky was a winner in the
Tame contest of two years ago
lnd Johnny, a first grader,
jias many years more in which
to gain honors while Becky is
student at Owen with (I
Believe) only two more years
left. Parents of these two are
|h\ and Mrs. Worth Burgess.
Another point of interest
brought out by the judges was
That children in grades 5-7 are
Inclined to be more imaginat
ive. using their own ideas and
Initiative rather than copying
Kiose of others. Judges were
Especially complimentary of
his group, feeling that their
Cfforts expressed real creative
Kbility.
COMMUNITY CHOIR
Through the interest of Mrs.
times Skelton, choirs of the
thick .Mountain - Swannanoa
Ihurches will combine their
loices in the production of the
Iratorio "The Crucifixion” for
presentation in April. This
lould result in one of the
lost outstanding musical pro
luctions of sacred music in
|ur area.
Men and women of the com
munity who are not members
if any choir are invited to
In organizational meeting (note
■rtide elsewhere) for a com
munity chorus. For several
tears this project has been a
■ream of Mrs. \V. H. McMur
lay, Sr., who hoped that the
lenior club could be the
lucleus for such an organiza
lon. now through the corn
lined efforts of Mrs. Skelton
ml Mrs. Gilbert Willey, the
fetter club music chairman, it
|ppears that at last a move
underway to find those in
vested in singing just for
|in.
|0 YOU LIKE JANUARY?
This is the month for rest
pllowing the many activities
the holiday season. We
lotice it at the NEWS because
font page articles are so
parce it is impossible to fill
I page with local doin’s. The
plendar of events has been
cvoid of announcements of
py sort of meetings and
owntown shopping is almost
1 a standstill.
I For many this is the month
catch a breath, relax, read,
nd in general recoup forces
_ the spring ahead. Fire
|de gardening is at its height
uring this period and one
keams of the first green buds,
jsualizes the early blooming
Mbs, and wishes the last
laves would fall so that they
l>uld be added to the heap
laturing for garden use.
[Mountain weather, always
ppricious, has been at its
Pst. From almost a week
Uring which play and outside
|ork could be done in comfort
temperatures well into the
's, the beginning of this
|eek finds us again shivering
7 the anticipation of snow
lorries or another ice storm,
some this seasonal weather
invigorating, their theory
fing that changes in weather
»e healthier and more stiro
lating than having perennial
Inshine. At a time like this
Itan’t help thinking of warm
|tnds and sunny Florida and
a little envious of those
ho can "make like a bird”
go southward for the
inter. Only a passing
|hnght however, for the cold
1 Florida is the coldest cold
|cre is and actually I’m more
Ln,tent here (and more com
^table).
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Married in Wisconsin
Mi** Bronte Carpenter of Appleton, Wisconsin and Dal
las, Texas, formerly of Black Mtn., and James Prescott
Sutherland of Appleton, Wisconsin were married in an
11:00 A.M. ceremony Monday, December 31. The Rev.
Raymond Zap-orski performed the double ring service at St.
Mary s Catholic Church in Appleton, Wisconsin.
A breakfast was held at
Colman Hall, Lawrence Col
lege, following the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hal
sey Carpenter of Dallas, Tex
as. She was graduated from
Local Red Cross
Is Informed Of
Cuban Supplies
A second cargo of medi
cines, foods and other relief
foods bound for Cuba in con
nection with the Bay of Pigs
nrisoners release is being
loaded at Baltimore, Md.,
docks.
The American Red Cross, in
charge of shipping the sup
plies. said the S. S. SHIRLEY
LYKES is loading at Baltimore
6000 tons of pharmaceuticals,
biologicals, infants’ and child
ren’s foods and powdered
milk, vitamins and insecti
cides. Enroute to Havana, the
ship will stop at Port Ever
glades, Fla., to pick up an
additional 1,000 tons of drugs
and children's foods.
Donated drugs, food and
medical equipment for the
Cuban prisoner project have
now reached a total value of
S42.329.489, n o t including
handling, insurance and other
costs, according to a statement
sent Friday to the Black Moun
tain-Swannanoa Red Cross
chapter from the organization’s
national headquarters in Wash
ington, D. C.
“Of this amount, SdU,UM,b/u
represents contributions or
pledges of material for phar
maceutical and veterinary
specialties,’ ’John McWhorter,
chapter chairman, was inform
ed. “Pledges or contributions
of equipment, instruments and
medical, dental and veterinary
materials accounted for an
additional $3,150,704; and
$9,009,915 in food and pow
dered milk for children has
been given or pledged.”
Warhorses Play
Reynolds Here
On Tuesday
Following losses to Erwin,
Vaynesville, and North Bun
ombe, the Owen High School
lasketteers will play at Hen
lersonville on Friday night,
eturn home to play Reynolds
n Tuesday, Jan. 22, and then
lose out the activity for the
aonth by going to Canton on
an. 25. They will enjoy an
ipen date on Jan. 29 before
mbarking on the final phase
if the campaign before the
iuncombe County Tournament
et for the week of Feb. 18.
»iris Lose To Erwin
The Owen girls played fine
iall but dropped a close de
cision to Erwin, 27-24. Play
ng without Sandra Haney at
ijorth Buncombe the locals
vere overpowered, 51 to 38.
strangely enough the Owen
-iris had defeated both Erwin
ind North Buncombe earlier
n the season. High scorers
or Owen against NB were
ludy Boring with 17 and Lin
la Hyams with 10.
—Turn to Page 10
Hall High School, Little Rock,
Ark., and Lawrence College,
where she was affiliated with
Delta Gamma sorority. Mr.
and Mrs. Edmond Robbins
Sutherland of Appleton, Wis
consin, are parents of the
bridegroom who is a graduate
of Appleton High School and
Georgetown University,
Washington, D. C. He is em
ployed as a life underwriter
at Northwestern Mutual In
surance Co. in Appleton.
Miss Charlotte Rosalie Car
penter, Milwaukee, attended
her sister as maid of honor.
Bridesmaids were Miss Mar
garet Cooley, Black Moun
tain, Miss Kathy Fagan, Cry
stal Lake, 111., Miss Marcia
Rivenburg, Genesco, 111., and
Miss Sarah Meyer, Oshkosh,
Wisconsin.
Best man was the bride
groom’s brother, Edmond
Robbins Sutherland, Jr., of
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To Keesler AFB
Lackland AFB, Tex. — Air
man Basic Claude W. Wilson,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Avery A.
Wilson of Rt. 1, Swannanoa,
is being reassigned to Keesler
AFB, Miss., for technical train
ing as a United States Air
Force radar operator.
Airman Wilson, who com
pleted the first phase of his
military training here, was
selected for the specialized
course on the basis of his
interests and aptitudes.
The airman is a 1962 grad
uate of Charles D. Owen High
school.
Reassigned
... . -■ 3*
Lackland AFB, Tex. — Air
man Basic Claude A. McEntire,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Erastus
B. Mclntire of Rt. 2, Old Fort,
is being reassigned to K. I.
Sawyer AFB, Mich., for train
ing and duty as an admin
istrative specialist.
Airman McEntire recently
completed United States Air
Force basic military training
here.
He is a 1962 graduate of
Old Fort High school.
Local Students'
Art Work Called
Imaginative
A very refreshing treat was
in store for those who viewed
the exhibit of art work from
the school students of the
Swannanoa Valley.
The iudges, Kric Fris. Mary
Beth Bucholtz. and Martina
Wadewitz. all of Asheville, had
high praise for teachers in the
elementary grades who en
couraged freedom and imag
ination in art work. Although
the judges were not strict
impressionists themselves, each
had taught children’s art and
were more inclined toward
imaginative work.
One hundred and eighteen
entries were exhibited and re
presented a variety of media—
charcoal, pencil, water color,
poster paint, crayon, collage,
pastel and oil. In the contest
of the first through fourth
grades Marty Quinn. Bill Joy
ner, and Audry Mixon received
1st. 2nd and 3rd place in the
poster paint division. Johnny
Burgess, Stanley Burchfield,
and Danny Dalton received
1st, 2nd. and 3rd place in pen
cil and charcoal. Johnny
Burgess, 1st grade student,
was selected as the one artist
in this group showing out
standing talent.
In the contest of the fifth
through the eighth grades
there were so many entries
and a greater variety of media
that more classes were form
ed. In the class for mixed
media which included collage
and some Christmas scenes us
ing poster paint and sparkles,
the following artists placed 1st,
2nd, and 3rd: Kathy Ann Senn,
Judy Gray, and Sharon Fore.
In charcoal and pencil:
Christine Wilhelm, William
Cutshaw, Eric Snyder; honor
able mention to George Turby
fill. Water color (including
poster paint): Pat Chapin,
Steve Maynard, Janet Morris;
honorable mention to Eddie
Clubb. Crayon: Judy Poplin,
Marilyn Brown, Casey Kelly.
Pastel: Kathy Ivey, Steve
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Club Hears
Christmas
Cheer Report
The Tea and Topic Club met
at the home of Mrs. B. G. By
ron on Monday evening, Jan.
14.
The Christmas Cheer project
sponsored by the club provid
ed baskets for 52 needy fami
lies in this area. $300 was re
ceived from the United Fund
of Buncombe Co., club funds
were used in excess of this !
amount, and it is estimated :
that an additional several hun
dred dollars was spent by
those who fixed the baskets.
The club members wish to
thank the many church and
community groups, Girl Scout
Troops, clubs, civic and school
organizations, and individuals
who contributed to making
this one of the most success
ful years of the Christmas
projects. The 34 turkeys that
Kearfott Co. made available
for distribution added to the
bountiful Christmas cheer for
many large families.
The club voted to contri
bute $12 to the March of
Dimes, and $25 to the Flynn
House in Asheville.
B. G. Byron showed slides
taken in the Smoky National
Park, Cades Cove, the Pio
neer Memorial Park at Har
rodsburg, Ky„ Gettysburg,
and Hershey Park, Pa. He
pointed out the benefit of the
restrictions of the National
Parks in comparison to the bill
board cluttered roadsides and
honky-tonk tourist attractions
in unrestricted areas.
Members present in addition
to Mrs. Byron, the hostess,
were Mrs. Max Woodcock,
president, Mrs. A. F. Tyson,
Jr.. Mrs. A. P. Perley III, Mrs.
Richard Oulahan, Mrs. Otty
Leeman, Mrs. Gordon Green
wood, Mrs. R. T. Greene, Mrs.
Leslie Carton, and Mrs. S. S.
Cooley
FEDERAL HIGHWAY
USE TAXES TOTAL
$79.8 MILLION
Collections f r o m federal
highway use taxes on the
owners of heavy trucks and
buses totaled $79.8 million in
fiscal 1962 it was reported to
day by the Internal Revenue
Service. In 1961, collections
were $46.8 million.
J. E. Wall of the Greens
boro IRS office said collections
in fiscal 1962 reflect the rise
in tax rates that became ef
fective last year.
Newly Installed Officers
JC Speaker
mmmsmMmmmm rn . ■ - w,: j
William Edward H i g h
imith, president of Asheville
Biltmore College, will be
principal speaker at the Jay
cees Distinguished Service A
wards dinner to be held at
the Monte Vista hotel Satur
day, January 19.
Dr. Highsmith, selected as
president of the expanding
local college, is serving his
first year in this capacity. He
was formerly professor at
Jacksonville University from
1957-1962.
Born in Texas, he complet
ed his education at Phillips
University, Enid, Okla., Uni
versity of Texas and South
eastern of Okla. His graduate
work was received at Louisi
ana State University with
history as his major field.
Dr. Highsmith has already
spoken to various organiza
tions in town and has been
spoken of as one of the most
entertaining and worthwhile
speakers in this section of our
state.
Complete Basic
B lizard
Two Black Mountain men
are being reassigned to new
bases to attend technical train
ing courses following comple
tion of United States Air
Force basic military training.
They are Airman Basic David
C. Jones, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford D. Jones of
Black Mountain, and Airman
Basic Thomas A. Blizzard, Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
A. Blizzard, Sr., of Black
Mountain.
Airman Jones will attend a
course for communications
operations specialist at Shep
pard AFB, Tex.
Airman Blizzard will attend
an air armament mechanic
course at Lowry AFB, Colo.
Both men are 1959 gradu
ates of Charles D. Owen High
school.
(L to R) Wade Morrow, secretary; W. R. Copeland, chaplain; Wayland Thomas, jr.
steward; Roy Bartlett, sr deacon; Cecil Nanney, treasurer, Vaden Marett, jr. warden;
W, T. Brown, worshipful master; Bill Snypes, jr. warden; Earl Jolly, jr. deacon C. W.
Pake, organist; Donald Burgin, tiler; James Owen, jr. steward.
—Photo by DuPuy
Chairmen Give
Reports To Club
A! Lions Meet
The Black Mountain Lions
club held its first meeting of
the new year Jan. 10 at the
Monte Vista hotel. Lion Pres
ident Williams called on pro
ject chairmen to give reports
of the projects completed dur
ing the past year. Lion Hank
Rankin reported that $468.00
worth of calendars were sold.
Lions Marion Corbett and Jim
Skelton were presented with
special awards for outstanding
leadership in calendar sales.
Lion Woodrow Beddingfield
reported that apparently all
fruitcakes had been sold and
encouraged all Lions to turn
in the money for the cakes
so that a more complete report
could be made at the next
meeting. Lion Max Woodcock
had completed the White Cane
activity but stated that he
could still send a contribution
if anyone so desired.
President Leon Williams an
nounced that the -mid-winter
convention would be held in
Charlotte and all Lions were
encouraged to attend. Lion
Bill Hickey volunteered and
was unanimously appointed
Tail Twister for the remainder
of this fiscal year.
The annual White Elephant
sale was held, with Lions vy
ing for misplaced Christmas
presents. It is rumored that
one present was auctioned at
a substantial price for 20 con
secutive years. Anyone desir
ing further information may
contact the Northwestern bank.
Clyde Stutts of Winston
Salem, brother of Lion Kay
Stutts, was introduced as a
visitor.
Asheville
Federal
Shows Growth
At the annual meeting of
Asheville Federal Savings and
Loan association at its head
quarters in Asheville yester
day, it was revealed that over
one million dollars was loaned
in the Black Mountain area
in 1962 according to W. W.
Patton, manager of the local
office.
One hundred twenty one
loans for $956,200 were made
for home purchase and home
construction. Fifty-four in
the amount of $46,348.27 were
made for home improvement
bringing the total to $1,002,
548.27 in this area. In 1962
the local office was serving
over 500 loan accounts with
outstanding balances totaling
$2,688,536.70. There are 1,219
savings accounts which had a
value of $1,986,285.96. The
local office was serving over
1,700 customers at the end of
1962. The association paid its
savers in the local office
$65,337.32 in dividends.
During the year a 2,400
square foot addition on two
levels was made to the asso
ciation’s modern offices at
300 State street. The under
ground area of this addition
was especially designed and
constructed to meet atomic
fallout protection require
ments. In this area, Asheville
Federal, in cooperation with
the Federal Home Loan bank
in Greensboro, is storing
microfilm for the associations
—Turn to Page 4
Officers were installed at
the final meeting last year.
Installing officer was Cecil
Ham. Clyde Watkins, mar
shal, was not present when
the picture was made.
GOOD PROGRAM ON
TELEPHONE HOUR
Songstress Patti Page, Fred
Waring and the Pennsylvan
ians, painist Jean Casadesus,
and leading members of the
New York City Ballet will be
featured on the Bell Tele
phone Hour over NBC-TV on
Friday, January 18, at 10
p.m. Donald Voorhees will
conduct the Bell Telephone
orchestra.
Patti Page, in her second
appearance on this program,
will sing a selection of popu
lar songs that made her
famous. A group of standard
and traditional songs of A
merica will be presented by
Fred Waring and the Penn
sylvanians.
Jean Casadesus, winner of
the Philadelphia Orchestra
Youth Contest, will play the
second and third movements
of Saint-Saens’ Piano Con
certo No. 2. The story of A
pollo as a youthful god and
leader of the Muses will be
danced by Jacques d’ Am
boise, Melissa Hayden, Jillana
and Patricia Neary, four
young leading dancers of the
New York City Ballet.
Dan Lounsbery is producer
of the Bell Telephone Hour
and Sidney Smith is director.
DAVID M. MARETT
IN BASIC TRAINING
David M. Marett, 22, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V.
Marett of Black Mountain,
is undergoing nine weeks of
basic recruit training at the
Navel Training Center, Great
Lakes, 111.
The indoctrination to Navy
life consists of physical fit
ness drills, military drills,
seamanship, basic military
law, customs and etiquette of
the naval service, swimming
and survival, and first aid.
During the training, re
cruits receive tests and inter
views which determine future
training and assignments in
the Navy.
ENSIGN WADE WAS
WITH FORCES IN
CUBAN BLOCKADE
Navy Ensign William P..
Wade, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Wade of Black Moun
tain, was serving aboard the
attack cargo ship USS Mat
hews, while she was part of
the United States quarantine
forces in the Caribbean.
The ship returned to Long
Beach, Calif., with 20 other
amphibious ships involved in
the quarantine operations.
Approximately 18,000 Navy
men and Marines were called
into action from the West
Coast.
WNC Businesses
To Be Rated By
Dun-Bradslreef
Today Earl T. Moseley,
manager of the Charlotte of
fice of Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.,
announced statement requests
were mailed to 16,310 bus
inesses in 34 counties of West
ern North Carolina. He said
figures obtained from a physi
cal count of the Dun & Brad
street reference book for Jan.,
1963 totaled 19,434 manufact
—Turn to Page 4
Valley Choirs
To Unite For
April Program
Several choirs of the Swan
nanoa Valley and Black Moun
tain, under the general chair
manship of Mrs. James Skel
ton, are combining to perform
“The Crucifixion” by Stainer,
on Thursday, April 11 at First
Baptist church in Swannanoa.
The oratorio will be directed
by Dr. Harvey Woodruff of
Charlotte, who is a well known
voice teacher and director of
vocal workshops throughout
the region.
The first general rehearsal
will be held Saturday, March
9. Any choir or any person
who has sung the oratorio, or
is interested in doing so (stu
dents, business people, or re
tirees, men and women), is
invited to assist. For those
who are not members of any
choir there will be a commun
ity chorus organization meet
ing Sunday, Jan. 20 at 3 p.m.
at Black Mountain Presbyter
ian church. Mrs. Skelton will
be there to explain the details
of the plan for the presenta
tion of the oratorio. Members
of the community who like
to sing are cordially urged
to participate.
Play Written,
Produced and
Acted By Class
Eighth graders of the Swan
nanoa school have written,
produced, and acted in their
own science fiction play en
titled “Hickstronauts” in which
every member of the class had
a speaking part. The play was
written in corelation with
Ralph Hammond’s science class
and their unit on astronomy,
and Mrs. Margaret Faucette’s
English class, studying a unit
on use of reference material.
After the characters were pic
tured through the dialogue in
the play the art class made
paper mache figures of the
farm family and those with
whom they came in contact
on their visit to the moon.
As ideas and dialogue de
veloped in the class, Michael
McElreath consolidated the
thoughts and arranged them in
proper order.
Folk music, with which
every child in this section of
the state is familiar, was sung
by the eighth grade chorus,
soloist Belinda Howie and ac
companied by guitarists Bruce
McTaggert, Richard Davis.
Danny Patton and Len Davis,
guest from Owen.
Those participating in the
play were: Farm Characters,
Jane Hardin, Danny Patton,
Judy Slagle, Charles McPeters,
Bruce McTaggert, Bruce Elk
ins, Linda Dodd, Belinda
Howie, Jean Presnell, Gus
Ray, Linda Hamilton, Jean
Hamilton, Anita Blevins, Eu
gene Silvers, Judy Pittman,
and Steve Garling.
Moon characters: Bob Hunt
er, Roy Hall, Bill Putman,
Gary Aiken, Gary Wilson,
Peggy Bartlett, Vickie Bright,
Fred Thomas, Harvey Davis,
David Hopson, Sarah Horne,
David Keeney, Tom Crabtree,
Sammy Whitson, and Charles
Smith. Miss Moon and her
ladies in waiting were played
by Pat Robertson, Penny Har
vey, and Joyce Banks.
Narration was done by Mike
McElreath.
To Be Wed
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Mitchell
of 57 N. Spruce, Asheville, an
nounce the engagement of
their daughter, D o r m a
Lynette, to Donald Ray
Spencer, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Spencer of Carmi, III.
Miss Mitchell is a graduate
of Lee Edwards High school
and is employed by Trans
World airlines in Kansas City,
Mo. Mr. Spencer is a student
at the University of Illinois,
Urbana. A late June wedding
is planned.
James Maiden
The Black Mountain-Swan
nanoa Kiwanis club held its
annual installation of officers
and ladies' night banquet the
evening of Jan. 8 at the Monte
Vista hotel in Black Moun
tain.
The new officers for 1963
were presented and charged
with their new duties by Janies
B. Maiden, It. governor of Di
vision 1, Carolinas district.
The officers are: Harry Ryder,
president; Roy Gravener, vice
president; and Joseph Bullock,
secretary-treasurer.
Besides the members and
their wives or guests were 11
Kiwanians from Asheville and
six from West Asheville and
their guests.
Music was furnished by the
Montreat-Anderson college and
an informal address was given
by Dr. William E. Highsmith,
president of Asheville-Bilt
more college who spoke on
t h e expanding educational
needs caused by our “explod
ing” population increase. Hugh
White was master of cere
monies.
CALLED TO KNOXVILLE
Rev. C. W. Solomon, pastor
of Lakey Gap Presbyterian
church, was called to Knox
ville on Tuesday to conduct
funeral services for a former
friend who attended the
church of which he was at
one time pastor.
Look Who’s Here!
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond M.
Smith, Jr., of Cernobbio Lake
Como, Italy announce the
birth of a daughter, Jan. 8.
Mrs. Smith is the former
Miss Elizabeth Hundley Farr.