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Someone Goofed
It should not have snowed
today. The snow pictures
that have heretofore provok
ed snowfall have been put
away since we used them and
called forth the first snow in
tjn1e for Christmas. Even the
weather man seemed unsure
of himself for in his forecast
in the early morning he did
promise snowfall in Eastern
Tennessee and Eastern North
Carolina but of the Western
part of the state he said
nothing except cold and flur
ries late in the day. Old
timers say this is the worst
snowfall in many, many
years.
We were interested in John
Parrish’s column Sunday tel
ling of New Year supersti
tions and customs peculiar to
the mountains. These things
I are as accepted, if one has
lived in the mountain region,
I as are the seasons and of
course their effectiveness is
Luestionable although the
[ mountain people are as healthy
] as the national average (ex
cept for poor teeth).
Now it is Thursday and
I traffic is almost as paralyzed
as it was late Tuesday after
noon. The problem now is
to find a place to park, once
(downtown. Snow plows have
Iliad a difficult time clearing
the middle of the roads, now
the next project is to get this
that has been banked thus
[closing many entrances. As
the temperature rises some of
(the accumulation will be auto.
Imatically taken care of. Ser
vice stations were so swamped
I with work Tuesday that is
| was impossible to get anyone
jto go out of town to give aid.
[Many was the story of cars
[abandoned and owners walk
ling home. At the present we
[ have a green and white sta
llion wagon in front of the
[NEWS that has been there
[since Tuesday afternoon; the
|wav the snow is banked
(against it perhaps it will be
there until the spring thaw.
(Feed Them
Our friends the birds are
asking to be fed now. One
[doesn't realize how many are
around us until they accumu
late in a feeder. There has
[been nothing exceptional, just
[the usual friends, the spar
rows, wrens, starlings, jays,
! titmice, towheas, cardinals,
buncos, woodpeckers (only
one) and the real boss of the
feeder, Mr. Brown Thrasher.
We were amused at his suc
I cess as a dictator. His extra
| long bill is more persuasive
than anything he could say
and one and all were await
ing his pleasure as to when
they might move in to eat.
We would love to see the
purple finch and the gros
beak, but it has been three
winters since they visited us.
On Schedule
Right to the date set up
for beginning construction of
the new super market ad
jacent to the Baptist Church
the first load of steel beams
were brought into the site
just as the snow began fall
ing. Fortunately the truck
unloaded and was away be
fore he was marooned. Next
interesting move for the side
walk superintendent to ob
serve is the moving of the
Greene home which looks as
though it may take place soon,
weather permitting. Those of
you who are away this winter
prepare for a shock because
there are startling changes
taking place. The beautiful
shop in which the Sweater
Shop is now located, with its
wall to wall carpeting, is
most attractive and this new
est addition, which may be
completed by summertime,
will change the appearance
of the Montreat Road.
Post Office Commotion
During Christmas the folk
at the post office had much
excitement when a package
sent by local people began
an unusual whirring noise
during movement from one
spot to another. The report
was that the doors of the
local P.O. were torn from the
hinges in the rush to get out,
but that was strictly humor
and rumor because someone
had presence of mind enough
to call the sender who assur
ed the men that a toy vacuum
cleaner was causing the up
roar which had been set off
by the switch having been
flipped at the time the box
was moved.
You Are So Nice
Another example of the
hearty welcome extended to
those who come into our
town w'as experienced Satur
day by Dr. Jack Kettleson,
optometrist, when several
people came by his new of
fice on State Street to wish
him well in his venture in
our town. He is very pleas
ed, not only with the busi
ness, but with the friendli
ri: ; shown by others as well.
Sometime in the past weeks
we have either stated out
right or have implied that the
office space in the McGraw
building; i- occupied in its
entirety by Dr. IT. R. Miller.
At one time I believed this
to be true and possibly said
so, but we have found out
since then that this is not the
case.
OBITUARIES
Lewis Cooper
Lewis G. Cooper, 72, of
Greenville, father of Mrs.
Renjamin L. Marett of Black
Mountain, died Sunday, Dec.
29. Mr. Cooper was a former
Judgre in Pitt County, and a
Veteran of World War I.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday morning; in his home
at 70<> Evans St., Greenville.
Burial was in Greenwood
Cemetery with Masons con
ducting Graveside Services.
Surviving; in addition to
Mrs. Marett are another
daughter. Mrs. Edwin S. Pou
of Raleigh; a sister, Mrs. A.
A. Zillicoffer of Henderson;
three brothers, John D. and
Marshall Y. of Henderson and
David A. of Philadelphia, Pa.;
and six grandchildren.
Paul Tierney
Paul Tierney, 53, of 25
Burnsville Hill road. Ashe
ville, a former resident of
Black Mountain, and operator
of Quality Dry Cleaners for
five years prior to moving to
Asheville, died in an Ashe
ville hospital Wednesday, Jan.
1, after a long illness. He
was a native of Dayton,
Ohio. Funeral services were
held Friday in the Chapel of
Harrison Funeral home. Bur
ial was in Mountain View
Memorial Park. Surviving
are the widow, Mrs. Myra
L. Tierney; two daughters,
Mrs. Martha Spurrier of Ashe
ville and Miss Judy Tierney
of the home; the father,
Thomas B. Tierney of Ashe
ville; a brother, Clarence
Tierney of Dayton; and two
•:randchildren.
John Wilson
John Wilson, 69, of 104
Carver St., Black Mountain,
died Friday night, Jan. 3, in
an Asheville hospital follow
ini? a brief illness. He was
a native of Buncombe County,
a World War I Veteran, and
a member of the Mills Chapel
Baptist Church. Funeral ser
vices were held Monday after
noon in the Mills Chapel
Church with the Rev. W. G.
Boyce, pastor, officiating.
Burial was in the Church
Cemetery.
Surviving are the widow,
Mrs. Lula Perkins Wilson; a
brother, Claude Wilson of
Morganton; and a sister, Mrs.
Fannie Mae Daugherty of
Black Mountain.
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A. J. Earwood
A. J. Earwood. 04, of Buck
eye Cove, Swannanoa, a life
long resident of Buncombe
County and a retired employe
of Beacon Manufacturing Co.,
died in an Asheville hospital
Wednesday, Jan. 1, after a
long illness. Funeral services
were held Saturday morning in
the Swannanoa Free Will Bap
tist Church. The Rev. Mil
ton Hollifield and the Rev.
G. A. McCurry officiated.
Burial was in Mountain View
Memorial Park.
Surviving are the widow,
Mrs. Minnie Wilson Earwood;
a son, James Earwood of Oak
ley; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Latt
McMahan of Swannanoa; a
sister, Mrs. Roy Sayles of
Oakley; three grandchildren
and three great-grandchild
ren.
Harrison Funeral home
was in charge.
Luther B. Hall
Funeral services for Luther
Brown Hall, 68, of Black
Mountain, were held Saturday,
Jan. 4, at Stone Mountain
Baptist Church. The Rev.
Franklin Justice officiated.
Burial was in the Church
Cemetery.
Surviving are a daughter,
Mrs. Cecil Smith of Black
Mountain, Star Route; a son,
Marcus of Nebo, Rt. 2; two
brothers, Harold of Atlanta,
Ga., and Ned of Old Fort;
two sisters, Mrs. Grover Col
lins of Hildebran and Mrs.
Maggie Earley of Marion; and
five grandchildren.
Employment To
Level Off As
Season Passes
EMPLOYMENT in the
Asheville area is feeling the
effects of seasonal retrench
ment. A drop of 1,150 is
noted since September but
employment is up 1,200 from
the level of a year ago, all
among nonfarm wage and
salary workers.
Manufacturing trends show
net employment gains of 60
and 140 over the two and
twelve months ago periods re
spectively. Trends have been
mixed with durable goods re
flecting losses of 65 and 485
over those respective periods
while nondurables show pay
roll increases of 125 and
625 over both periods. Com
pared to November, 1962,
weak spots among durables
have been in furniture and
electrical products due to
slack orders. Among non
durables, textiles, apparel,
and chemicals have proven
strong over the year with em
ployment increases in excess
of 600.
Most nonmanufacturing in
dustries have undergone sea
sonal retrenchment in employ
ment over the past two
months, led by services, trade,
and construction. Signifi
cant increases ai'e noted over
the year ago employment
levels in all industry groups
totaling 1,060 and reflecting
the economic growth of the
area.
UNEMPLOYMENT is cur
rently estimated at 2,400. It
is 300 above that of two
months ago and 150 above
the level of a year ago. The
ratio of unemployment to the
total work force is now 4.3
per cent compared to 3.7 per
cent in September and 4.1
percent a year ago. The un
employed ratios of the area
continue to fall under the na
tional average although they
are higher than most metro
politan areas in the State.
The recent increase in unem
ployment is of a seasonal na
ture and normal for the area.
THE OUTLOOK FOR EM
PLOYMENT is further net
reductions of about 1,100 by
mid-January and 330 by mid
March. Basically, these are
seasonal trends with expect
ed heavy losses in trade, ser
vice, and construction and
smaller reductions among the
self-employed, unpaid family
workers and domestics. Man
ufacturing anticipates a loss
of 60 workers by mid-January
and a gain of only 10 work
ers by mid-March. Durable
goods employment may con
tinue to decline with net los
ses of 100 and 50 over both
respective periods, while non
durables employment may in
crease slightly. Textiles and
apparel show combined in
creases of about 120 workers
over the next four months
while most other nondurables
anticipate minor reductions.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT
OUTLOOK is for levels of
3,300 at mid-January and
2,700 at mid-march based on
seasonal factors which are ex
pected to prevail. Unemploy
ment is expected to reach the
seasonal high in January and
February, near 6.0 per cent
of the work force, and then
to start its seasonal down
ward trend by mid-May.
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Halftime: 31-26, Enka.
Jayvees: 59-49, Owen.
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