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'innns o dvinnnnrb'o otpot Town Topics Edith K. Benedict J^jlJLiLfiJUUUUU^ (U 8JU A d0ES NO one care? %o one is sadder than coach piii Coulter that his athletic program has not interested the Laud of persons who could him a little financial give 1 aid How many boys would play anv game for any length of time if there was no equip ment with which to play? This was pretty much the case for those 40 boys who started with much "vig-ah” to master the fundamentals of football with nothing but a football pith which to do it. When the board of Opera tion Youth was approached to ojve sweat suits for the boys to wear during practice, they did so, in the hopes that with more suitable clothing the bovs could get “down to earth" and not ruin their school clothing. This solved only part of the problem. Ac cording to standards set up by the Southern Association (which we hope will accept our schools) there will be no contact football between teams of elementary school age. The reason? No one seems ex actly sure, could be that the association assumes that most elementary schools do not have the necessary finances to properly outfit a team so that they can safely play with contact. Maybe they even hope to de-emphasize special ization of the few and hope for training of many instead. Whatever the reason, no mat G. T. SHIPMAN WELL DRILLING A BORING CONTRACTOR Marion, N. C. ■ Dial 91SI —Call Collect— ter how much a little feller loves football, he doesn’t want to practice endlessly and never try out that which he has learned. This has „ ? decl'ne ln the number of & « h° ParticiPa‘ed in the after school practice and has led sports enthusiasts who r'd ue 1° see the element al!?' . S(!,h00 Pr°vide a real tfeteK C| ,Pr0Rram for °wen, to think that perhaps it would be better for the training of these youngsters to be done separate and apart from the school. Evidence to substant iate this can be found when one looks around and sees the midset teams in other county areas and then takes a look at the teams produced by the high schools to which these players eventually go. We can’t hope to compete with such training. It is something on which to think. Bill Coulter’s boys closed out their season with a hot dog supper at the Youth Cent er on Monday night. This is the second attempt to start a program for such training. It appears to be handicapped at every turn from one source or another. THE TOWN CHANGES Our little town has changed so much within the past year. We seem to be having grow ing pains; as we lose we also gain. The Sweater Shop is bursting at the seams with new and lovely merchandise which needs to be displayed —and no room. They are ANNOUNCING NEW EVENING HOURS: 5:00 P.M. TO 7:30 P.M. JU-LEE'X CAFETERIA W. N. C. SHOPPING CENTER MR. & MRS. HENRY SPIVEY, Owners MONDAY — SPECIAL FAMILY NITE FLOUNDER French Fries — Cole Slaw — Dessert Bread Butter 97c Tea or Coffee Roving across the street into fnrm d,0Uble store building Mn,?ntr y ~CCUpied by Black p“ " aln Gr°cery and Spann’s Feed store. These buildings mnnfwbeen vacant for many months and it will seem good > have them occupied. Queenie will probably have pj-e-catching displays in the mg windows and we hear that iere are to be sales galore (thought there had been all along) What a wonderful 'dca for mothers who have f aughters who love sweaters, and don’t they all? The news of the super market, rumored some months ago, seemed to have died down—when bingo! the sale "as completed and very soon now there will be another large building in the making Odd isn’t it, but those who know about such things say that almost without exception a town will expand toward the west, rather than the east. This has happened and is con tinuing to happen with us. Ralph s Used Car lot moved just last week into a new block building beyond the shopping center. It won’t be too many more years until the highway will be built solid toward the wpst. There has been very little building toward the east, none toward north or south. Some of this is understand able since it is more profit able to move in the direction of another town and traffic presumably moves toward the largest town in the section of the state. Naturally where there is movement of people we want to build our stores, so there you are. SPARKLING SWANNANOA Many months ago we not iced that the Swannanoa river was no longer muddy as it used to be. For years everyone has said, when the river was extremely muddy, that “Grove Stone is digging again”, now their digging no longer effects the river. One look at the territory around their offices and one sees several settling ponds into which the water is channeled for clearing as the sediment settles. Once clear, it is pass ed on into the river. One of these settling basins is quite near the VFW Post home. So it is no wonder that a former commander was somewhat bothered when one of his cohorts called him and said the VFW building was floating away. A quick run down the road to investigate, approaching from the east, looked exactly like that was what had happened as the home appeared to have be come a house boat. Of course it was in no danger. SPOOKS ON NORTH FORK With the story of the spooks in Swain county breaking in to the news today it seems appropriate that someone should come up with this story which I think is so cute. Out on North Fork there is a lovely new home equip ped with every electric gadget imaginable. Among the many is an electric eye for the au tomatic opening of the garage door without human assist ance. Recently the owners were away from home and a nearby neighbor one night Uncle Sam still needs you Buy U. S. Savings Bonds to protect your country's future and provide for your own TAKING A BREAK—Mr. and Mrs. Herman Cole take a break while electricity does the milking in their dairy near Leicester. Their milking parlor and milk room have been called a "showcase" in Western North Carolina dairy circles. The Book Shelf BLACK MOUNTAIN LIBRARY HOURS Monday — 6 p.m.—8 p.m. Friday - 10-12 a.m. Wed. and Sat. 3-6 p.m. The library has recently re ceived these books by Negro authors: Up From Slavery by Book er T. Washington. The clas sic biography of a great Am erican, a man who, though born in slavery, became an out-standing educator and the acknowledge leader of his people. Booker T. Washing ton has been dead for many years, but his spirit lives on; part of his spirit is caught forever in the pages of his autobiography, which was first published in 1901 and has ever since maintained a high place in the hearts of Ameri cans. Strength to Love by Martin Luther King. Here in Dr. King’s first volume of ser mons are messages which speak to the heart and con science of all who are per suaded that love offers the more excellent way. His ser mons hold in printed form the simplicity, persuasiveness, and contagious faith of one who is undaunted by disaster, humble in adversity, and courageous when delayed and impeded. Nobody ^nowi My Name by James Baldwin. It re cords the last months of an American writer’s long exile in Europe, his return to Am erica and to Harlem and his first trip South at the time when the school integration battle was exploding. f I Sen. Erwin _Says: WASHINGTON—The Sen ate has been notified that it will be in session until Dec ember 20 when the Christmas recess begins. This session will be the longest since the second session of the 81st Congress. That one lasted from January 3, 1950 until January 2, 1951. Actually, there will be no formal ad journment, because the first session will continue until a momentary interlude occurs on January 3 and the second session begins. In the five remaining legis lative weeks of this year, there appears to be little prospect that either a tax bill or a civil rights bill will find enough time to win passage. The tax bill is undergoing hearings before the Senate Finance Committee. Senate action on this bill is likely to await the examination of noticed the garage doors open ing and closing one time after another and not nary a per son in sight. After observ ing this unusual phenomena for some time the observer (who knew a thing or two evidently) figured out that another neighbor who is a ham radio operator was oper ating the doors with his wave length which was somehow interfering with the electric eye. A hair raising experience for an ordinarily quiet count ry home, eh? WHO KNOWS? Is there anyone in the com munity who can give us any information about a copper coin which was in circulation in Black Mountain around the year 1909 with “The Ingle System” imprinted on its face? Pearl Huntsinger, who works at the Krispy Creme place at the shopping center has such a coin in her pos session and would like to know something of the use and history. So would we. FOR RENT—Furnished 2 bedroom apartment, all-el ectric kitchen. 105 Third Street. Dr. Jim Love, phone NO 9-7276. A MONEY-SAVER—W. J. Park*, Jr., Buncombe County wairyman, has found hi* feed mix mill to be a real money saver. The panel of controls operates the full mechanized equipment. the Presidential Budget for 1964-65 which is scheduled to be presented to Congress in January. As for any civil rights bill which may come out of the House, the House Judiciary Committee last week was still drafting a report on the bill. Any timetable on the civil rights bill is still sketchy, because the bill will require approval by the House Rules Committee before it re. ceives House floor debate. However, even if the House should complete its action on the measure in the next few weeks, it does not appear that it can be passed by the Sen ate this year. On foreign aid the Senate has adopted ammendments of fered by Senators Mansfield and Dirksen to cut the aut horization bill proposed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from $4.2 billion to $3.8 billion. This brings to measure more in line with the House-passed bill which authorized only $3.5 billion, but would still subject it to a Senate-House conference on an acceptable amount. It ap pears almost certain that a further Congressional cut will be made after the ceilng has been set. This could come in the latter round over the for eign aid appropriations bill. An indirect control on spending has developed in the consideration of the national debt ceiling. Three close House votes this year have reflected this feeling. In May the House increased and ex tended the national debt ceil ing to $309 billion by a nine vote margin. In August a House extension of the ceil ing to November 30 without increase in the amount passed by a forty-six vote margin. But last week when the issue was to increase the ceiling to $315 billion and extend it to June 30, 1964, the House margin of approval dropped to eight. Next week the Senate Fi nance Committee will inter rupt its hearings on the tax reduction bill to consider the debt ceiling again. Since the temporary $309 billion ceil ing expires on November 30, and the current debt of the Federal Treasury stands at $307.6 billion, the economic policies of the country are certain to receive a review. Congress hopes to get its point across that spending and revenues need to be brought into line. The debt ceiling is one approach by which it can get its views over to the Administration. From that standpoint, it may serve the useful purpose of holding down a Treasury borrowing trend that has developed mo mentum in recent years. By Georg-e F. Leinwall Field Representative We believe that some farm ers in this area may be miss ing “a good thing” when it comes to social security. They should be keeping records of all farm income and expenses, so they will be able to file complete and correct self employment tax returns. Many farmers are still a good distance away from re tirement age, and many have children under age 18. Some of these farmers may not be taking advantage of the op tion or choice in the social security law that allows them to report earnings for social security purposes even though their actual net earnings for the year are less than $400. Of course, if a farmer act ually has net earnings of $400 or more in a year he has no choice. He is obligated to report these earnings as a part of his Federal income tax return and pay the so cial security tax, even though his total earnings may be such that—with his exemptions— he may owe no regular income Saturday Nite SPECIAL Western Sirloin Steak, Tos sed Green Salad, Baked Po tato with Sour Cream, Coffee $2.35 Lake Tahoma Steak House Marion, N. C. Dial 724-4421 You can’t put a price on Life Saving Drugs. We will never sacrifice quality for a few dollars . . . but will al ways offer you drugs at the lowest possible prices. Visit us ... we can supply all your drug needs. WARD'S DRUG STORE THE MU STORE DIAL 669-8724 BLACK MOUNTAIN. N. C. tax. However, if a farmer’s net earnings are below $400, he may have a choice of re porting or not reporting for social security. If his gross earnings are $1800 or less, he may report—for social security purposes—two-thirds of his gross as his “net.” Thus, a farmer who had a gross income of $1500 could report two-thirds of this amount, or $1000, as his net earnings for social security purposes, even though his act ual net might be less than $400. Likewise, a farmer whose gross earnings are over $1800 may report $1200 as his “net” (for social security purposes only) even though his net may be below $400. In order to receive social se curity credit for the year, the net reported must be at least $400 . Some younger farmers may not be taking ad vantage of this option. They may not realize that, in fail ing to do so, they are not pro viding their families with sur vivors insurance protection under social security. Take, for example, a farmer with a wife and two children under 18. If he reported $1200 a year from 1956 on for social security-—and if he died— his widow and children could become entitled to $88.50 a month in survivors insurance. ... LETTERS To The Editor iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiniiiiiiiMiiiiniiiiiiiiinimiiiiii Gordon H. Greenwood, Publish er The Black Mountain News Black Mountain, N. C. Dear Mr. Greenwood: I would like to take this opportunity of expressing my sincere appreciation for the comprehensive coverage giv en the recent retirement of my father, George A. Dig ges, Jr., and my subsequent appointment to fill out his unexpired term. You and your capable staff handled this story in a most gratify ing manner. If I can ever be of service to you or anyone connected with your fine organization, I hope you will extend me this privilege. Sincerely Yours, William E. Digges Register of Deeds TRY THE CLASSIFIEDS i I I I SOUTHERN RAILWAY PAYS OVER $400,000 TAXES TO STATE Southern Railway System reports that it has this week presented the tax collector of the State of North Caro lina with chocks amounting1 to $470,408.05, representing payments of 1903 State Fran chise taxes for Southern Rail way and affiliated companies, the Carolina and Northwest ern Railway and the State University Railroad. Total of all direct taxes, state and local, paid or to be paid in 1963 by Southern Railway System in North Caro lina is estimated to be more than $2,195,000. OIL GLOVES Oil from petrolatum greases makes a serviceable water proofing for leather goods. Rub some into your leather gloves now. Gloves will keep you warmer, stay soft longer, and stay dry. DIAL A DEVOTION NO 9-8404 Warren Spahn Drives belief Taxi” Full-time pitcher and part-time rancher, Warren Spahn look! right at home behind the wheel of an Allis-Chalmera B-l tractor The versatile garden tractor with "passenger” trailer was used tt taxi relief pitchers to the mound during a recent Bravea-Giaati series in Milwaukee. Spahn, one of the top lefthanders of all Wm, tnd ace of the Braves staff, is an old hand with tractors. Be nsei them on his beef cattle ranch in Hartahorae, Oklahoma. NOTICE New Banking Hours Starting December 2, 1963 In order that we may better serve our customers, beginning December 2, 1963, our banking hours will be as follows: MONDAY-9 A.M. to 1 P.M. TUESDAY — — 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. WEDNESDAY — Closed THURSDAY-9 A.M. to 1 P.M. FRIDAY-9 A.M. to 6 P.M. SATURDAY-9 A.M. to 12 noon The Swannanoa Bank & Trust Co. Swannanoa, North Carolina - Announcement _ ALBERTA KLEIN, WELL KNOWN LOCAL HAIR STYLIST, IS NOW ASSOCIATED WITH Polly's Salon of Hair Design Alberto invites her friends to call. Tel. 9-7536 Tomahawk Road — by the Lake CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Socks al Mill Prices Firs! Quality and Factory Rejects RETAIL PRICE UP TO ... $6 HALF-DOZ. YOUR PRICE FROM ... $1 HALF-DOZ. Do Your Christmas Shopping Early - Take Advantage of These HUGE SAVINGS Saturday, November 30, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. BLACK MOUNTAIN HOSIERY MILLS
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