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THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1964, BLACK MOUNTAIN NORTH CAROLINA
10 PAGES TODAY
No. 40 — Single Copy 10c
160 Graduated Froai Owen High School
r f0r new truck
bNTlNUES TO MOUNT
• { jack Leatherwood of
. ,n(.a|'volunteer fire depart
r reported today, Tuesday,
I. collection* for the new
i truck are progressing
T t as expected with those
Hviduals accounting for the
I onc-fourth of the total
I'nted needed. Soliciting
continue until the whole
tunt needed for the pur
Tse 0f the new truck has
Ln reached.
U,. leatherwood pointed
i several weeks ago that in
|ance for out of town busi
Ees and residences will be
Xch higher if there is no
lartment protection-which
X|,l be the case if the ad
lonal fire fruck is not pur
X'. nient may be made either
Lctiv to the department in
ton or through the mail
I to those who are soliciting
the department.
ISO Inspect
lew Building
I Open House
i House held at Ridge
;i for the viewing of new
|; Hall was attended
fin intimated crowd of 1200
r, ■ the two day opening.
fl magnificent new huild
|, tmder construction since
: of steel and stone,
creo end b”iek. It is
hated on the site chosen
jer a half century ago by
Bernard Washington Spil
who was the first field
Iretary of the Sunday
lool hoard. The name of
litchell” is a combination
I Pritchard and Elliott—the
■mer was chairman of the
ard of Directors of the
bthern Baptist Assembly
[one time, the latter was
contractor for the new
building.
fhis first structure served
forty-eight years, serv
[ as hotel, dining room, kit
jn and auditorium. The
rtico with the stately white
|umns was added in 1925-26.
nas this building that serv
I until 1962.
Jtidgeerest begins its sum
F session this week with
Jtist Student Union. The
jet number expected for
! first session has not been
Jounced. Staff members
pc already beginning to
■ort for work on Sunday,
Jen some 15 served as
Ides for guests.
ITS, GIRLS
IKING BIKES
URN RULES
BY BILL CROWELL
Bicycles.
>ehool’s out and you can bet
fnssters are going to be
pling high, wide and hand
re as summer vacation be
r Ashing spots, ball
Pes, to the supermarket—
' may be going almost any
Fre, or nowhere in particu
fut. "herever they go, they
'Plenty of healthy exercise
^sh air. They deliver
rrs. run errands, ride to
.founds and have lots of
P casionally, though, there’s
L agedy. Cycling can be
' ' rous As a case in point,
I,,®'0 Department of Mot
if , !cIes listed for last vear
l^Wies among young bike
IJw0 deaihs, in numbers,
Bnii* »r smaD in the over
I of 1381 traffic victims
s nv'Y But so often
[ 1‘snaps that needn’t have
Pened.
'e more thought, a lit
coaching, a little clos
.^'rvation and supervision
L1
: habits . . .
c*1 sounds like an at
parents; Mom and Dad
If. , ' il seems, stand ac
In,;‘J c f°r everything the
I" . generation fails to
li.L d°es wrong,
t ou!’h we may find that
X.ni' Die fault does lie with
lu'-h ?"•' l)0-v or girl mature
1. to ride should know
0lis' v‘ie and what is dan
b]! b,ke owner, as an ex
Ip i, he expected to
n« two
wheeler in safe
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Airman Of The Year
A-C Charles D. Cooke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Cooke
of Swannanoa, was recently selected as AIRMAN OF THE
YEAR at Wrioht Pattirson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio.
Cooke has been in the Air Force since July 31, 1960. He is
a gr duato of v-'iaries D. Ov/en High School. Airman Cooke
distinguished himself by devoted and unselfish service from
30 January 1963 to 25 May 1964 at the Family Service Center
at Wright Patterson AFB.
To Be Wed
Mr. and Mrs. Ganes Wallace
Sluder of 264 Sulphur Spring:
Road, Asheville, announce the
engagement of their daughter
Nancy Elizabeth, to James Oli
ver Watkins, son of Mr. anc
Mrs. Wilton Arthur Watkin:
of Graybeard Trail, Montreat
Miss Sluder is employed witt
Gilbert Printing Company anc
Mr. Watkins is employed witf
Kearfott Division of Genera
Precision Incorporated. Ar
August wedding is planned.
Dr. T. B. Cowan
W-W Speaker At
(ommencemenl
Dr. Thomas B. Cowan, min
ister of the Church of Christ
Union, of Berea, Kentucky
will be the speaker for th(
commencement exercises a
Warren Wilson College oi
Friday afternoon, June 5, a
two o’clock. Born in Scotland
Dr. Cowan is a graduate o:
Yale Divinity School and Lou
isville Presbyterian Seminary
He went to Berea in 1957 fol
lowing pastorates in Chatta
nooga, Norris, Tennessee, Lex
ington, Kentucky.
David Dod, of San Sebastian
Puerto Rico, president of the
class of 1964, will speak foi
the graduates, while Dr. Arth
ur M. Bannerman, presiden
of the college, assisted by Dr
Henry W. Jensen, dean, wil
award the associate in art:
degree to 93 graduates, in
eluding the Misses Jean Creas
man and Judy Hensley am
William D. Connet, all o
Swannanoa. _____
wanians Eat
id Fish With
ives At Tahoma
i the evening of May 21
ocal Kiwanians held then
al picnic with their wive.
,ake Tahoma whe-e thej
^ed real old fashion hos
ity with the Wm. H. Me
•ays at their cottage.
ie evening was mild anc
the lake at sunset was peace
ful and beautiful. The friet
chicken and potato salad am
,ffee was deliei >us and it
endless quantity. Fresh straw
berry pie topped off the sup
' What more could be
said of a delightful evening
Oh yes, you should have
seen Mrs. Jurwitz and Mrs
Amos catching fish! Fun.
1000 ATTEND
KFAPFOTT
P*CM<C
Mom than 1000 Kearfott em
ployees. their guests, and fam
ilies attended an outing and
nicnic held on Sunday after
noon, May 24. at Camp Rock
mont. Activities started at
12:30 and lasted until 6:00
p.m.
Those attending enjoyed
softeball, basketball, swim
ming, tennis and other games.
During the afternoon hamburg
ers, hot dogs, baked beans,
potato chips, and cold drinks
and ice cream were served.
The event was sponsored by
the Kearfott Employee’s Act
ivities Association. Jim Davis
is president; Gary BenBraven
is vice-president; Dick Ford
is treasurer, and Revonda
Maney is secretary.
This was the first family
outing sponsored by the asso
ciation but more are planned
in the future, officials of the
group said. In the past the
association has sponsored the
children’s party at Owen High
School, a trip to Ghost Town,
to Blowing Rock, to a base ball
game played by the Asheville
Tourists, and many dances.
Operation Youth
Sends Appeal
For Support
Operation Youth, Inc. of
Black Mountain is in need of
: funds to carry on the exten
1 sive program for the out-of
gchool boys and girls during
: the summer months, accord
ing to M. E. Head, chairman
of the finance committee.
• Funds are needed now, he
said, to replace worn out equip
ment and pay the professional
' staff who will supervise all
activities.
, These activities include
basketball (boys and girls),
baseball (Little League and
Babe Ruth), swimming instruc
tion and life saving, tennis,
track and other activities of
various interests.
Bill Rucker, High School
Coach and resident of Black
Mountain, will be in charge
as director. He will be assist
ed by other professionally
trained staff members and a
group of volunteer coaches
who receive no pay for their
services.
Last year the program was
supported by some eighty in
dividuals who are interested
in a better community through
MISS JUDY HENSLEY
ELECTED TO NATIONAL
DRAMATIC FRATERNITY
Miss Judy Hensley, daughter
jf Mr and Mrs. Talmadge M.
Hensley, Route 1, Swannanoa,
ras been elected to Delta 1 si
Hmega, National Dramatic
Fraternity. She has been a
member of Warren Wilson
’ollcge Drama Workshop un
jer the direction of David
Hempleman for the past two
iss Hensley is a graduate
Charles D. Owen High
ool, Class of 1962.
Student Speakers Give
Interpretation Of Topic
"Ideals Man Lives By"
Children To Be
Offered Chance
For Enrichment
This summer the children
of Swannanoa and Black
Mountain will have an opport
unity to learn French, enjoy
stories “too good to be miss
ed”, and nut their creative
capacities to work.
L’Ecole Francaise is plan
ned for boys and girls from
five and half to ten years of
age. Black Mountain classes
will meet Tuesday and Thurs
day mornings from 1) to 10:30
in the Educational Building
of the Presbyterian Church.
Swannanoa classes will meet
on Wednesday and Friday
mot'-nings during the same
hou'-s at. the Swannanoa Club
House.
French will be taught by
Mrs. Geza Soos now on the
faculty of Swannanoa Elem.
School. Before coming to
the United Spates M-s. Soos
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BIBLE SCHOOL
AT LAKEY GAP
BEGINS JUNE 15
The Vacation Bible School
of the Lakey Gap Presbyterian
church will begin June 15 and
last until June 19. Classes
will be from 9-12 daily.
Friends wishing to attend
may notify the directors by
calling 669-7464 or 669-8168.
The Bible school theme is
“Around the World with
Christ. Interesting crafts are
planned for each department.
(Beginner-Intermediate)
A welcome is extended to
all by directors Mrs. Shirley
Morris and Mrs. Larry W. Mor
•is.
youth training. Head hopes
that twice as many contribute
this year.
Operation Youth, Inc., is a
non-profit organization devot
ed to the development of the
youth of Black Mountain and
surrounding communities.
Just mail checks to Opera
tion Youth, Inc., Black Moun
tain, please.
Commencement began for
the graduating class at Charles
D. Owen High School on Sun
day afternoon with the Bacca
laureate Sermon which was
delivered by the Rev. M'lton
A. Hollifield and continued
through Tuesday night. wh"n
diplomas were awarded to 160
graduates by Fred H. MarCn.
principal, assisted by Charles
Lytle.
Honor graduates (those with
averages of 90 or over) were:
Ulmont Baker, Virginia Bran
don. Patricia Brigman, Shirley
Crabtree, Glenda Lakey, Shar
on Magnant, Shirley McKmght,
William McMurrav. Catherine
Neff. Kathleen Nesbitt, Linda
Neskaug, Ronnie Shell and
Karen Wheeler.
From the junior class Anne
Stubbs and Joyce Taylor were
chief marshals and Wanda
Burch, Harry Hamil, Linda Lav
ender, Linda Owenby, Char
lotte Ray, Terri Rozzell, Don
ald Shuman and Patricia Smith
were marshals.
Student speaker? were Rich
are Burnette, Vestal Caldwell,
Shirley Crabtree and Karen
Wheeler.
For details see complete
program on both exercises
on page 6 of this issue.
Local Women
Earn Degrees
From Furman U.
Misses Betty Rr'lard and
Toni Taylor were graduated
with B. A. Degrees from Fur
man University, Greenville,
S. C., in commencement ex
ercises conducted Sunday.
Sunday of this week the two
will leave for Chapel Hill
where they will attend sum
mer school, Toni to begin
work toward her Masters De
gree, and Betty to continue
study in Library Science.
Families of both girls at
tended the graduation exer
cises.
Rep. Roy Taylor
Given Citation
By Alma Mater
Maryville College, Tennes
see, alma mater of Rep. Roy
A. Taylor, resident of Black
Mountain, awarded a citation
to the Congressman in recog
nition of “autstanding serv
ices to mankind.”
The citation, which was
awarded at the school’s an
nual alumni banquet Saturday
night, recognized Mr. Taylor’s
leadership in church and com
munity, especially his posi
tions as trustee of Asheville
Biltmore College from 1949
1960 and governor of District
31-A, Lions International in
1952.
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Owen Team Will
Compete In
Coif League
A 12 game schedule ant
tournament has been announc
cd for the Western North Caro
lina Colt League. The Ower
Colt League team will be mad<
up of boys from the Blacl
Mountain-Swannanoa area, age:
15 through 17. It will b«
coached by Ralph Singleton
head basketball coach at Ower
High School.
Games will be played or
Tuesdays and Fridays, one
game at home and one awaj
each week.
A tournament will be played
at the end of the season on
July 27, 28, 29, probably un
der the lights at Haw Creek
The Schedule is as follows:
June 9—Asheville Trucking
—Away—7:30—Oakley Field
June 12—Asheville Trucking
—Home—4:30.
June 16—Salvation Army
Home—4:00.
June 19—Salvation Army—
Away—4:00.
June 23—Jackson Welders
(Hen.)—Home—4:00.
June 26—Jackson Welder:
(Hen.)—Away—7:30.
July 1 (Wed.) East Ashe
ville—Away—7:30.
July 3—East Asheville
Home—4:00.
July 7—Mars Hill—Home—
4:00.
July 10—Mars Hill—Away—
3:30.
July 14—Leicester—Away—
3:30.
July 17—Leicester—Home—
3:30.
July 27, 28 and 29—Tourna
ment.
Students Of
Mrs. Schneider
In Recital
Students of Mrs. Rosamond
Schneider were presented in
recital on Monday evening at
the primary building.
The following is the list of
selections and the pupils by
which they were played: China
Clipper, Peter Austin; Black
Beauty, Donna Marie Clark;
Sur La Glace a’ sweetbriar,
Kathy Crow; Hopscotch, Cathy
Lynn Neese; The Band Played
On, Nancy and Cathy Kluttz;
The Elf and the Fairy, Brenda
Gail Burnett; The Little Or
chestra, Kenny Hanson; My
Gay Parakeet, Linda Faulkner;
Spring Is Here and Tarantelle,
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Owen's Band Officers For 1964-1965 School Year
The Owen Band has elected officers for the school year
1964-65. These eight students will help the director as he
prepares the band for competition in the Southeastern Stages
Marching Band Contest held in Bristol, Virginia-Tenressee.
They are, left to right, front row: Donna Nanney, assistant
librarian, Lynn Hemphill, librarian, Arne Stubbr secretary
treasurer, Jimmy Erown, president. Second row: Tom Crab
tree, chaplain, Mickey Owen assistant band manager, Sandy
Hudson, band manag r, and O.'n Gi eeno, assistant band mana
ger.
Wolfpack QB,
Head Majorette
Are On Staff
Ronald Skosnik. booked to
be the regular ciuarterback
for the N. C. State Wolfpack
this comine fall will be a
member of the Beacon Manu
facturing Company recreation
staff this summer.
Also from N. C. State will
come Miss Peggy Hollings
worth. head drum majorette
this past season, and who led
the college marching band.
Mr. Skosnik will assist with
instruction in base ball, foot
ball, arts and crafts, and other
sports.
Miss Hollingsworth, one of
the finest drum majorettes in
the nation inl963, will conduct
classes and give instruction in
baton twirling, marching, and
all phases of majorette activi
ty. She will also be assisting
various other activities of the
summer program which are
listed below. Trophies will
be awarded at the end of the
program for outstanding win
ning performances in all com
petitive fields.
AT OWEN HIGH
Many activities will be car
ried on at Owen High School,
and at the recreation facilities
ol Beacon Manufacturing Com
pany. Coaches Bill Stanley
and Ralph Singleton will di
rect the program at Owen High
School, assisted by Mr. Skos
nik and Miss Hollingsworth.
The activities at Beacon
will be directed by Wade Mar
tin, assisted by the same two
State College students.
The program will start June
15 and run through early Aug
u.st
Activities at the Owen High
school field and gymnasium
will include base ball, Colt
League and instruction, bas
ket ball instruction and league
games for boys in grades 7
and below, and 8, 9, 10 and 11.
There will be clinics by col
lege coaches and sporting
goods store personnel.
The same pattern will be
followed in football and vol
ley ball.
In addition there will be
action in badminton, darts,
checkers, monopoly, horse
shoes, softball, physical train
ing and camping.
UNC Graduate
Judy Patton, daughter of 1
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Ray i
Patton of 130 Harrison St.,
Swannanoa graduated from 1
the University of North Caro- '
iina School of Pharmacy on <
June 1. Miss Patton will be .
awarded the degree of Bache- (
lor of Science in Pharmacy.
She attended high school *
at Charles D. Owen, and also
Appalachian State Teachers 1
College, Boone.
While at the UNC School '
of Pharmacy she took part in
the following exracurricular j
activities: Student branches ;
of the North Carolina Pharma- ;
ceutical Association and The
American Pharmaceutical As- ‘
sociation. She was also a
member of Kappa Epsilon and J
the Pharmacy Senate.
Miss Patton has accepted a
position with Cape Fear Valley
Hospital, Fayetteville.
Others receiving degrees f
from the University this week
were: Emilie Eleanor Alexan- I
der, Richard John Barrett and
Hugh Stanley Gregory all of |
Swannanoa.
Pilot Club Plons
For Charter Night
The Black Mountain Pilot ,
Club held its regular monthly <
meeting May 26 in the club ;
room of the Asheville Fed
eral Savings and Loan Assn, i
in Black Mountain. t
Mrs. Sarah Norwood, Presi- (
dent, presided. The meeting j
was opened with a prayer by \
Mrs. Elizabeth Lovin.
New business included the £
planning for charter night on 4
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Mountains Give
MooreMajority;
Run Off June 27
LJO.ll XV. muui C, lul 1UC1 JU
perior court judge from Can
ton, and L. Richardson Prey
er, who resigned the Federal
Court bench to seek the gov
ernorship, will collide in a
second primary on June 27.
Although he finished some
25,000 votes behind front-run
ner Preyer in the primary
last Saturday, Moore, Canton
icsiuem, ivionuay requester! a n
second primary. This will be
held on June 27.
Moore swept the mountain ,
counties as had been expected j
and scored heavily in the
Western Piedmont to run up I
his total. With all but a few |
if the state’s 2164 precincts
reporting, the Canton resident
had a total of 242,483 to 266,- i
B56 for Preyer.
Eliminated in the primary
were I. Beverly Lake with 205,- c
116, and three other candi- r
dates, Bozo Burleson, former £
Kearfott employee, Kidd Brew- 1
or, and R. J. Stansbury. t
In Buncombe County Moore
had 18,850 against 6,233 for ?
Preyer. This was the largest '
margin recorded in any county (
in the state. t
Of the Mountain counties 1
Preyer carried only Graham by I
r narrow margin, Burke and £
Wilkes. t
LT. GOVERNOR £
In the race for lieutenant (
governor, Robert Scott, nephew (
>f E. E. White of Black Moun- 1
tain, won over H. Clifton Blue 1
md John Jordan. £
Scott had 274,159, Blue 227,- c
367, and Jordan 126,100.
At the time the News went
to press Blue, speaker of the ‘
house during the 1963 session, ’
was still undecided as to
whether or not he would ask <
for a runoff. Jordan state ;
senator from Wake County, 1
was eliminated.
STATE RACES
Tneumbents wen in the fol
lowing contests without much
trouble: Frank Crane, com
missioner of labor; and Edwin
S. Lanier, commissioner of in
surance.
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Basketball
Clinic To
Open At Owen
The second annual basket
>all clinic and league will be
iffered at the Owen High
School gym starting Monday,
fune 15, at 9:00 a.m., Ralph
Singleton, director, announced
oday. League play will end
he first week in August with
1 basketball tournament.
Clinic instruction is offered
Monday through Thursday
rcm 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. for boys
rom the 5th through the 11th
trades at Black Mountain and
Swannanoa. A total of 100
>oys have signed for the clin
c.
Regular league play will be
leld two nights each week.
Monday evening the senior
livision will play while the
unior division will hold sway
in Thursdays.
Composing the senior divi
ion will be boys from 9 thru
2 grades. Juniors will be 5
hru 8.
Games will start each even
ng at 6:30.
Following is the schedule
or the summer:
londay—9:00-11:00 a.m.—5th
nd 6th graders.
’uesday—9:00-11:00 a.m.—7th
nd 8th graders.
Vednesday—9:00-11:00 a.m.—
ith and 10th graders.
’hursday—9:00-11:00 a.m.—
1th and 12th graders.
League schedule at Owen:
londay night—6:30—Senior
;ames.
'hursday night—6:30—Junior
lames.
CALENDAR
FOR WEEK OF
JUNE 4-10
Black Mountain Lodge 663,
VF & AM will hold a stated
ommunication Friday night,
une 5, at 8 o’clock.
Bake Sale by the Junior
Roman’s Club from 9-12 at
he Northwestern Bank. Pro
eeds go to the WNC Center
or the Handicapped. Sale
,'ill be held Saturday, June 6.
Sunshine School graduation
xercises Thursday night, June
, at 8 o’clock in the Fellow
hip Hall of the First Baptist
hurch. All parents and
riends invited. Registration
or the fall term will be held
'riday, June 5. Parents who
xpect to enter their children
ext fall in the Sunshine
chool are asked to register
hem without fail.
Bible School begins at the
, a k e y Gap Presbyterian
hurch on June 15.
Boys and Girls must register
or Red Cross Swimming Clas
ts this Week. Call 9-9541 by
aturday.
Vacation Bible School begins
he week of June 8 at Bee
ree Baptist Church, 9. a.m.
Uhletes Meet
]
n Conference ,
\t Blue Ridge
The 1964 summer season
pens at Blue Ridge Asembly
ext week with the first
outhern Conference of the
'ellowship of Christian Athle
es from June 7-12.
The fairly new national or
anization in conference here
> the result of several years
xploration by members of
he board and staff of Blue
lidge. The program of the
'ellowship is to confront
thletes and other youths of
he nation with the challenge
nd adventure of following
'hrist in the fellowship of the
ihurch. The movement was
rganized in 1955 and has
iow grown so that it is nee
ssary to hold three regional
onferences each summer in
rder to accommodate the in
reasing number of high
chool and college students
'/ho wish to attend.
The conference meetings
Iso combine with a vigorous
ro>'ts program under the lead
■rship of outstanding colleg
ate and professional coaches
■,nd athletes. Among the
mtional leaders are Paul
’ietzel of West Point Mili
ary Academy and Bill Wade
f the Chicago Bears.
local boys attending the
'inference are: Joe B-ooks,
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