thanksgiving COMMUNITY SERVICE 8 P. M. PRESB. CHURCH WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27 club DEVOTED 100% TO OUR COMMUNITY — THE GROWING SWANNANOA VALLEY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1963, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 10 PAGES TODAY Weather High Low P Nov. 12_57-34 Nov. 13_46-.25 Nov. 14_40-28 Nov. 15_60_26 Nov. 16..65_27 Nov. 17.72_28 Nov. 18_72_30 No. 12 — Single Copy 10c CHECKS will be READY FRIDAY A.M. Wiliam Hckey, cashier of [),,, Northwestern Bank, said (lH|ay that Christmas Club c,,,ks for the year would be , aily by Friday morning and coUld be picked up at the bank. Those who had a Christ )r:,< Club account during the past year are asked to pick heir checks up as soon as possible. Garden Club To Hold Dinner For Thanksgiving The Black Mountain Garden club will hold its Thanksgiv ing dinner meeting at the Methodist church education building on Nov. 22. A donation of 50 cents per consumer will cover the cost of the turkeys in addition to which each family will bring a covered dish of the tradi tional fixings to go with the main dish. The dinner will start at 6:30 p.m. but a little early will be better than a little late in view of the park ing and table seating prob lems. Wm. Peyton, president of the Asheville Biltmore Botan ical society will bring the sit uation with regard to this project, which is close to the hearts of many in the Black Mountain club, up to the min ute. Illustrated talks are al ways so good in showing what is 'uoing on. To paraphrase a well known speaker, we want to keep the project moving” now that it has been well started. School Activity Well Directed Slates Marlin The Thursday, November 14 meeting of the local Ki wanis dub was held as usual tt '.he Monte Vista hotel. The I nigra:n feature was an ad dress by Fred H. Martin, principal of Owen High School on the general subject “Ed uratiun is Your Business”. He di)ened with a representa tive statistical analysis of students at Owen showing for instance the percentage that "ere native to the county, teiigious affiliation, extent of parents’ education etc. He stated that the school now bis a full time student guid ance couneellor, who with the laekground of each student’s Securd and the cooperation of the faculty, is in a posi t n to give appropriate ad V;re on future course of study tn! training. On the sub iw't of student government, •'in Martin stated that all s> idem activities are under directed leadership. The leaders or speakers for var student organizations n"1regularly with faculty Hr-mhers; views from both Srf e are listened to and care bay considered before any is taken. Thus mature bt'ction is given to elections an'i various other activities, all reasonable desires ' the students are acceeded . ' isitors present were Wm. PIcMurray, Sr., Swannanoa; Pytin Crawley and Frank [■arder of Asheville. JHOURS given for [CATHOLIC mission [SUNIDAY, NOV. 24 .Mass and sermon, 8:30; r ,s and sermon, 11:00; Ex sition, 12; Adoration 12 Sermon and Reposition, ^:C0. ' !' above mission schedule T, fo>' St. Margaret Mary rhurch, Swannanoa. community service *^e annual Thanksgiving °niniunity service will be pH-ui this year at the Black contain Presbyterian Church r‘ Wednesday evening, Nov. > at 8 P.M., with the Rev. McCarty, pastor of the ^<u'- Mountain Methodist *. Urc^> delivering the sermon. If e be assisted by pastors il'Om J. ^ °ther churches of the F°Wn. Th, e choir will rehearse at °n that same evening. ^his is t[je season and the L j*Ce hom which the pro go to the support of Child 1 ‘ esbyterian Home for Qiall **en- Everyone is cor ^ invited to attend. Captain Parker Receives Medal 1111 , . 'yAZUKE AB, Japan—Captain Benjamin F. Parker (nght) of Old Fort, receive, the Air Force Commendation Medal from Colonel J. G. Milne, commander of the 8th T.c ■cal Fighter Wing detachment, during an awards ceremony here Captain Parker, and Air Force weapons controller, re ceived the medal for meritor ious achievement while with the Aeronautical Systems Di vision’s Nuclear Test Group. The captain’s skill in position Book On Local CoupleGivenTo Public Library HOUSE fN THE WOODS, a biographical sketch of Juliette and Crosby Adams, by Kathleen Lemmon, was pre sented personally to the Black Mountain Public library by the author Oct. 1 of this year. Many persons in this section around Montreat and Black Mountain will remember the Crosby Adams and enjoy read ing the true life account of neighbors they knew. The couple lived in Mon treat for many years and gave to music their spiritual con tributions of combined genius. The book radiates their love of music and of people as their lives did, by the head ing of each chapter with a gem from Crosby Adam’s “Calendar of Quotations”. Juliette Adams had a beauti ful philosophy of life and Crosby’s means of stimulating critical thinking leads the reader to a “growing appre ciation of the significance of the commonplaces of every day life.” For those non musicians who may not be familiar with her many orig inal compositions for child ren, the church and the world, the reader is aware that life has been enriched for their having passed this way — to gether. As an interesting note about the author, Kathleen Lemmon, a retired teacher, now living in Winnsboro, S. C _ she loved the Crosby Adams and Montreat so much that she wrote and published the book at her own expense and is giving a copy to every library in the state. _ ing test aircraft within close proximity to test areas allow ed for the gathering of valu able engineering data which contributed to the success of such missions. Captain Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion F. Parker of Route 1, Old Fort, graduat ed from Glenwood (N.C.) High School and attended Clemson A & M College where he received his bachelor de gree in bio-chemistry. He was commissioned upon com pletion of the Air Force Re serve Officer Training Corps program at Clemson. His wife, the former Joy Craft, is from Jackson, Miss. Owen Girls Face Tough Season As Drill Begins Tire Owen High school girls’ varsity opened practice last week for what looks to be an ootimistic basketball season. Except for three junior let termen — Barbara Johnson, Ann Maddox, and Terri Roz zell, the team has little game experience. Although inex perienced, the team should be well balanced. The girls’ varsity competes in both the Blue Ridge con ference and the Buncombe County conference. Last year the team won its first seven games, but had to settle for third place in the Buncombe County conference with a 7-3 record. Competition should be tough in both conferences this season. The team is coached by Bill Rucker and Mrs. Doris Hester. Both coaches stressed that all positions on the team are open as they sent the following girls through a re cent practice session: seniors, Diane McElrath, Faye Patton, Kaye Patton, and Theresa Stone; juniors, Barbara Bur —Turn to Page 4 CAROLYN WILHIDE TURNS IN $91.25 FOR TOP SALES Carolyn Wilhide, senior at Owen, won the distinction of selling most tickets and bring ing in most money for the Activity Bus dinner, a benefit held at the high school cafe teria on Sunday to raise funds for the newly acquired activ ity bus which arrived last Tuesday. Although there was no prize given and the sale was not based on a competi tive basis, for a lone student to turn in $91.25 seems worthy of comment. W. Morgan Succumbs After Long Illness Last rites for Woodrow W. (Pug) Morgan, 49. of Black Mountain, were held Saturday afternoon, Nov. 16, in the First Baptist church, Black Moun tain. The Rev. A. T. Usher, nastor. officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Memorial park. Pallbearers were Charles Stepp, L. G. Barnhill, Lawton Allen, Gary McGraw, and Doug Hamby, Jr. Mr. Morgan died Tuesday, Nov. 12 in a Miami, Fla., hos pital after a lengthy illness. He was a lifetime resident of Black Mountain and a mem ber of the Black Mountain Police dept, until late May when he resigned due to ill health. He was a son of the late Lonnie W. Sr. and Sue Merrill Morgan. A World War n veteran, Mr. Morgan was a member of First Baptist church here and the Black Mountain Fire dept. He was a graduate of Black Mountain High school. Survivors include three sis ters, Mrs. Katherine Jameson of Gatesville, Tex., Mrs. Nell Kennedy of Miami, and Mrs. Elizabeth Whitesides of Spart anburg, S. C.; and two broth ers, Lonnie W. of Asheville and W. T. Morgan of Miami. Harrison Funeral Home was in charge. Cecil Masters Is Appointed New Manager Officers of the Wometco Enterprises, Inc. have an nounced the appointment of Cecil Masters as manager of their newly acquired Coca Cola Bottling plant in Platts burg, N. Y. Mr. Masters, who has been a life-ling resident of Western North Carolina, will assume his new duties on Monday, Dec. 4. For the past four years Mr. Masters has been associated with WLOS-TV in Asheville. He currently resides at 12 Long street, Asheville. Mr. Masters is well known in the Black Mountain area. Re-Registration Is Necessary For Bond Election December 14 All citizens wishing to vote in the sewage treatment plant bond election on December 14, must register, the Buncombe County Board of Elections has announced. Gourmet Lunch Is Favorite For Club Women The usual large number of interested women attended th« Gourmet luncheon held for the November program last week at the Baptist ChRecipes of all sorts weie presented attractively by the women who have chosen year a'r», eon as one . KS SSJTcJZ Power and 0Bht Company* Homo servie. Kepr«"t.t v and well ™ to her recipes and sum cooking, was the sPe|£® the noon meeting. She g ^resting demonstrations of !" uickies” with small appban r preparing the foods and sCau’cePs beforegthe eyes of the aU£CSenior Woman’s Club mr. aecep'ed inmnmn^-kd. ‘ Mm H«B»n Wood. »*■ men. to Page 4 This is necessity the Metropolitan Sewage Dis trct of Buncombe County is a new governmental unit created by the North Carolina General Assembly. Special books must be establshed for this election. Registration books will be open for all residents of the district on Nov. 16, 23, and Nov. 30. Voters will register at their regular polling places. Those affected in this area include Black Mountain Pre cincts 1, 2, and 3, Swannanoa 1 and 2, Haw Creek, and Oteen. At present raw sewage is lumped into the French Broad Gver which is clearly a vio ation of both state and feder al laws. However, the dis rjct was granted time to mid an election in order to ■ote bonds with which the reatment plant will be con ducted. New Music Club Scheduled For Dec. 5 Meeting The Music Club met Thurs day night, October 17 at the Swannanoa Club House. The first meeting- was to reorgan ize the club that had started at Swannanoa High School as a Beta Club project. The purpose of the club is to give every one a chance to express himself in art, dramatics, and music. It is not school-sponsored, but is a community club. Anyone may join. The club will meet the first Thursday of each month from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Swannanoa Club House. These informal meetings are advised by Mrs. Mary Free man. The election of offic ers and French and Latin Christmas carols will be the program for the December meeting. Refreshments will be served. Requirements for member ship in the Music Club will be dues of 50<- (after attending the second meeting) and 10( per month. To Be Married Mr. and Mrs. William R. Thomas of Swannanoa an nounce the engagement of their daughter. Ruby Marie, to William Young Proffitt, son of Mrs. Rhoda Proffitt of Governor's View Road, Oteen, and the late Mr. Proffitt. The wedding is planned for Nov. 23, 1963. Miss Thomas is a senior at Owen High School and Mr. Proffitt is employed by the Crown Service Station of Bilt more Survey Begins On Livestock In Rural Areas Postmaster Bob Williams an nounced today that Rural Mail Carriers and Star Route Con tractors will begin distribut ing Dec. 1, 1963, Livestock Survey cards to farmer pa trons on their route during the week of Nov. 18. Your post office assists the Department of Agriculture each year in making this and two other surveys. Livestock cards returned bj farmers to their carrier will be mailed direct to the Nortt Carolina Crop Reporting ser vice in Raleigh. Informatior from each card, if properlj reported, will then be tabulat ed and combined with othei reports to give indications oi changes in livestock on Tai Heel farms. These indications will also be used to establish estimates of the 1963 call crop, milk production, lamt crop, wool production, and th< fall pig crop as well as farm ers plans to have sows farrov in the spring. So next week if you fine in your mailbox a card titled "Lifestock Survey, Dec. 1 1963,” don’t put it aside. II was placed there by youi carrier. Postmaster Williams urges that you fill out thi card and return it to youi carrier as soon as possible. I is important that you returr the card for your farm sinci only a given number of farms will receive these cards, ane your community will be repre sented accordinv to the num ber of cards returned. Carriers helping with this survey are A. J. Terrell, Rt 1, and Mrs. Annie Mae Fort une, Star Rt. Evangelist Rev. Ronald Creech o Kdgemont Free Will Baptis of Durham will conduct re vival services at Burgin’ Chapel Free Will Baptis Church beginning Nov. 25 an continuing through Nov. 3( Although Rev. Creech an his church, have been unde great pressure, through Chris they have won the victories Services begin each evenin at 7 p.m. and Rev. G. IV Reynolds, pastor of Burgin1 Chapel states that it will b worthwhile to hear this youn man speak. A cordial inv tation is extended to the pul lie. STUDENTS PLACE FIRST AND THIRD IN COUNTY CONTEST Announcement was made from the Buncombe County office of the Tuberculosis Association that winners in this year’s poster contest sponsored for the first time by the TB association brought both first and third places into the schools of our area. First place winner, empha sizing the importance of re search in fighting the disease, was Ilse Hoenicke of Black Forest Road, Black Moun tain, a student at Owen. She won the $15 cash prize. Third place was taken by Rhonda Bartlett, 200 Swan nanoa Ave., Black Mountain, a student at the Black Moun tain elementary school. Rhon da’s prize was $5 in cash. Competition was among all students in the county from both private and public schools, grades 7-12. The second place winner was from Lee Edwards. Federal Savings Is Topic For Woody Patton Woodrow Patton, president of the local Rotarians and manager of the Asheville Federal Savings and Loan Association’s Black Mountain office, spoke to his fellow club members on regular meeting day Monday about his bank. While the commercial bank has anywhere from ten to fifty services, the savings and loan has only from five to ten to offer. The origin of the Asheville Federal was in Pennsylvania back in 1831; there are now 37 members of the home of fice and most are old enough to have survived 13 major de pressions and 5 wars. “No depositor has ever lost a penny”, Mr. Patton claimed. Four reasons for the suc cess of these banks, he con tinued, were continuous su pervision by Federal Bank, in surance by the Federal Gov ernment agency to the extent of $10,000 and 26V3 billions on deposit in 1962; carefully selected loans and experienc ed management. Last year showed an in crease in the number of de positors with each business day 11,000 new homes opened with loans from these banks. The bank is required by law to promote thrift and owner ship. 1,400,000 people were involved in the new construc tion of homes last year. There —Turn to Page 8 OWEN DINNER IS ATTENDED DY EVERYONE Officials estimated that ap proximately 1500 were serv ed turkey or ham dinners at Owen High School Sunday with the proceeds going to the fund being raised to pay for the activity bus recently purchased by the school. Mrs. Elizabeth Deal and her efficient lunchroom staff at Owen directed a large crew of parents, teachers, and stu dents in the preparation and serving of the meal. Mrs. Frank Watkins, presi dent of the Owen High PTA and general chairman for the dinner, expressed apprecia tion today to all of those who served so well to make the dinner so great a success. More than 400 meals were delivered to patrons who found it impossible to come tc the school. Mrs. Watkins and her com mittee have had an attrac tive Owen Booster Card print ed complete with the War horse emblem which they wil start distributing to those whc contribute in support of the Owen High School program f HERBERT W. SANDERS DIES FOLLOWING DECLINING HEALTH Herbert W. Sander*, 76, busines* manager of Blue Ridge A«sembly from 1918 until hi* retirement in February, 1953, died unexpectedly early Sunday morning, November 17, in a Black Mountain hotel, where he had been making hi* home for (everal month*. Mr. Sanders had been in de clining health for several years. He was a native of Murfreesboro, Tenn. He was a member of Black Mountain Methodist Church and formerly was an officer of the church. He was active in the Methodist Men’s Club there. A member and lifetime di rector of the Black Mountain Lions Club, Mr. Sanders was an international counselor of the organization and had ser ved as governor of Lions Dis trict 31-A. Services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Black Moun tain Methodist Church. The Rev. James McLarty, pastor officiated, assisted by the Rev. Howard Kester and the Rev. Thad McDonald. Burial was in Mountain View Memorial Park here. Pallbearers were George Blankenship, William Hickey, Gordon Greenwood, Harold McNary, Frank Hogan and Harry Hyder. Members of the Methodist Men’s Club and members of the Lions Club served as hon orary pallbearers. Surviving are two daught ers, Mrs. W. E. Lindau of Noted Artist Will Conduct Classes Here Ralph J. Hollars, one of the outstanding artists of the South, has consented to con duct an art class here on Mon day nights if there are as many as ten persons who would be interested in par ticipating. Mr. Hollars, a native North Carolinian, has worked with such outstanding artists as Lester Stevens, Douglas Grant, Fredrick Witton, Morgan Den nis and Russell Henderson. His work has been exhibited numbers of times and in such places as the Mint Museum, Charlotte; High Museum, At lanta; Greenville Art Center, Greenville, S. C.; Art Cen ters in Winston-Salem, Ra leigh, Hendersonville and var ious colleges. Mr. Hollars is past presi dent of the Asheville Artists Guild, for five years presi dent of the Asheville Art Museum Association, origina tor of side-walk exhibits in Asheville which have been summer and fall events since 1949, members of Fifty Am erican Artists Group of New York City and American Art ists and Professional League. Any artists in the area who would be interested in joining the classes or who would like further information should call either Rev. Robert Gray or Mrs. Ross Taylor. Metcalf-Sparks Wedding To Be This Saturday The wedding of Miss Caro lyn Metcalf, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Metcalf and Paul Sparks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Foley Sparks, Sr., of Swannanoa, is to be solemn ized at the Grovestone Bap tist Church on Saturday, Nov ember 23, at 7:30 P.M. Miss Metcalf was a grad uate of Owen High School in the class of 1963; Mr. Sparks was graduated in the class of 1957. He is employed by Grove Stone Sand and Gravel Co. The couple will live in their new home on Lakey Street following a wedding trip to Florida. Friends of both families are invited to attend the ceremony. Winston Salem, formerly of Asheville; Mrs. George Blan kenship of Asheville; two sis ters, Mrs. Harry Freeman of Lakeland, Fla., and Mrs. Her bert Young of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and seven grandchild ren. Harrison Funeral home was in charge. Hot Dog Supper And Choo-Choo To End Season Twenty boys with their parents will gather at the Youth Center on Monday night of next week for an evening to enjoy a hot dog supper, which the boys and their mothers have provided, and to hear a man who for most boys has become a le gend from the annals of foot ball history—Charlie (Choo Choo) Justice. The occasion is the end of the football practice season for the faithful who worked afternoons after school with Bill Coulter. Elementary school football is not easy, sometimes not much interest ing, since the competition bet ween players of this age and that from other schools is eliminated (prohbited), but for those who dreamed of a Warhorse uniform in another year or so the impossible was done. Any other persons who wish to hear Mr. Justice are invited to come to the center at 7. This is an opportunity for all who are interested in the continuance of an athletic program for the Black Moun tain elementary school to show that interest. Special Courses To Be Offered On Income Tax Five special short courses dealing primarily with farm and small business income tax problems will be offered during December by North Carolina State, according to W. Riley Palmer, County Ex tension Chairman. The programs, to be taught in five locations across the state, will include four two day regular courses and one advanced course. The courses, which have the full cooperation of both State and Federal Revenue Services, are primarily designed for persons who assist others in filling out tax returns, with special emphasis on the farm and small business category. Dates and locations for each of the four regular courses are as follows: Asheville— December 5-6, Greenville— December 10-11, Greensboro —December 12-13. Participating in the pro grams will be members of —Turn to Page 4 j Christmas Parade Is I Planned For Monday Plans for the annual Christmas parade have just been announced by = the chairman Weldon Earley. The parade, with high school bands from all over the county and floats s of all sizes and shapes and of course the most welcomed guest of all Ole l Santa himself, will take place Monday, Nov. 25 at 4 P.M. This officially opens the holiday season for shoppers exactly one month prior to Christmas day. All businesses or clubs wishing to enter are asked to please make their entry known to the chairman so that ha may place ail comers in the line-up. SALE OF PROPERTY FOR SUPER-MARKET IS ANNOUNCED Finley Stepp, of Valley Realty Company, has just an nounced the sale of property adjacent to the Black Moun tain Baptist Church on Mon treat Road to Dr. W. P. Her bert of Laurens, S. C., which it is reported will be the fu ture site for a Colonial Stores super market. Construction of the market is to begin within 30 days and will cost approximately $100,000. The property purchased in cluded that owned by Frank Ford which adjoined the church property, and the home place of the R. T. Greene famly. Both proper ties extend from the Mon treat Road east to North West Street and border that owned by Mrs. J. T. Simpson on the south. Movements Of "Prairie Boy" To Be Presented On November 26 at 8:15 P.M. the Winston-Salem Sym phony will give their second concert of their seventeenth season in the Reynolds Audi torium with a program which will include two movements from “Prarie Boy”, composed by Edwin Michael Hoffman of Black Mountain. These two, “Morning Star” and “Hymn to the Sun”, are musi. cal impressions of the days on the Dakota prairies. John Iuele is conductor. “Morning Star” depicts the approach of dawn in the West ern prairie. The Western meadow lark, the predominant bird of the Prairies, begins to sing, and its song, and the mystery of the star-filled sky cast their spell on the prairie boy. An old Indian song, the Pawnee Morning Star melody, makes itself heard and devel ops slowly into a frenetic dance which becomes bolder and bolder, but the meadow lark theme returns and leads to a quiet ending. The second movement, “Hymn to the Sun”, uses tunes from the Sun-Worship of the Zuni Indians. The opening theme, a “Cock crow”, is developed through the whole movement and will at times produce the impres sion of a cacophony of crows. The glorious hymn to the sun announces the rise of the sun. Then the sunrise call is echo ed back and forth by differ ent instruments. Later on, another Zuni song appears which is traditionally sung to waken the villagers for the morning ritual of sun-wor ship. Twelve strokes of a gong mark the high noon-time ascent of the majestic mon arch whose praises have been chanted. Mr. Hoffman will be pre sent the night the program is presented. CALENDAR FOR WEEK OF NOV. 21-27 Circle NO. 1 of the Metho dist Church will continue its rummage sale Friday and Saturday of this week in the building next door to the Carolina Power and Light Co. Anyone having donations for the sale is asked to leave them at Jones Food Store. Many good buys for the whole family are being offered. Black Mountain Lodge 663, AF and AM will hold an em ergent communication for the third degree Friday night, Nov. 22 at 7:30. Turkey Dinner, Thundav, Nov. 28, beginning at 1 PAI. at the community center, Padgettown Road. Pre-School Story Hour :;t the library Friday at 10, spon sored by Friends of the Lib rary. North Fork Community v.'i.'l serve a benefit turkey dinner at the Asheville Club House at the reservoir Saturday, Nov. 23, from 5 until all a > served. Adults, $1.25, under 12, 75b. Black Mountain Garden Club will hold its Thanksgiv ing dinner meeting at the Education Building of the Methodist Church on Friday, Nov. 22 at 6:30. Community-Wide Annual Thanksgiving Service in the Black Mountain Presbyterian Church Wednesday Evening, Nov. 27 at 8 P.R^. Rev. James McLarty will be the Speaker.

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