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THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1964, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
10 PAGES TODAY
No. 42 — Single Copy 10c
Certificates
Given Class In
Speed Reading
Cnooii Readme*
(’lasses in Speed Reading.
. ' hv instructor Fenton
Twin from tlhe Asheville
Runcombe County Industrial
education Center, were com
pleted last week and certi
ficates awarded.
Members of the class were
, u(l jn their enthusiasm, not
,lr]v fpr the accomplishment
‘ f learning to read at a rapid
rate of speed, but for the in
structor, Mr. Erwin, who pre
dated the subject matter so
interestingly and so thorough
l!'l„ the fall other courses,
cr even a repeat of the Speed
Reading (if there are as many
„s ten persons requesting a
course it will be given), will
l,e t;iven. These courses are
tree of charge, provided by
the State Department of Pub
lic Instruction and anyone who
wishes to do so may enroll
for the classes. The course
just completed was for six
weeks.
The following persons were
awarded certificates at the
completion of the course: Dr.
and Mrs. F. H. Richardson,
Mrs. B. G. Byron, Katherine
Craig. Naomi Sneed, Brenda
Linens, Becky Burgess. Linda
Melton, Anne Stubbs and
Billy White.
Several others registered
hut for unavoidable reasons
could not complete the course.
Xo credit of any sort was giv
en, only the knowledge ac
quired, and no competitive
tests except those for the
s'udent's own satisfaction to
judge his progress.
Information on courses for
the fall will be given at a
later date.
Bloodshed
Boxscore
The Motor Vehicles Depart
ment’s summary of traffic
deaths through 10:00 A. M.
Monday, June 15:
Killed to Date 624
Killed to Date Last Year 529
OPERATION YOUTH
SCHEDULE GIVEN
Monday-Friday
Softball, boys and girls, 9-10
Tennis, boys and girls, 10-11
Basketball, boys, 11-12
Volleyball, 1-2
Beginning basketball, girls,
2- 3
Advanced basketball, girls,
3- 4
Little League and Babe Ruth
games at Youth Center and
primary school daily at 4:30
Little League and make up
games, Saturdays
All girls and boys who sign
ed for these sports are ex
pected to report at the hours
indicated.
HARP PROCRAMS DIRECTED
TO ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR
Mack's announced the fol
model contest; over 16 age
Garland and Bill Foster, first
lively. Under 16 age group
Clifford Melton and Lindsey
Fifty members of the local
chapter of AARP and their
several guests had a most en
joyable picnic luncheon at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Marion
E Corbett of Florida Terrace,
"ontreat on Friday of last
j'eek A social hour followed
he luncheon and was culmi
,‘jed by community singing
•' "V Mr. Clifford Hotchkiss.
Clinic Slated
Voice And
Chorister
^Harvey Woodruff, emmin
11 choral director and voice
uctor of Charlotte, plans
in .<i0n^Uct daily vocal clinics
- Swannanoa Valley dur
the week of July 27-31.
(v 1 n*tively scheduled are
v,,(! m°rning group classes
(.■ J i1 vhoral workshop on
a tor choir directors each
e'ening.
lnterested choir direct
*ect‘ °*r members, or pros
I,<? ehoir members in the
"'ith"lan08 Velle>’ area anl1
" commuting distance
Cct E. V. Crist, Jr.,
r;o(, - '“in°a, telephone 686
ti,.n ' tor further intforma
of t.n'Cs w’f* be held at one
J|, churches in the Black
Ounha.n-Swannanoa
area.
owing winners in their annual
group: Jack Guthrie, Marshall
second and third place respee
winners were Dennis Nodine,
Garland.
Programs for the organiza
tion for the next few months
as arranged by Robin Amos,
program chairman, were an
nounced as follows:
July 10: Basic Principles of
Painting, illustrated by Mrs.
Clara Mulloy Pultin, local art
ist; and Demonstration of Lap
Weaving, presented by Mrs.
Emma Berger, local weaver.
August 21: Description of
Plans for Senior Citizen Cen
ter in Asheville, given by Mrs^
Lewis Lunsford, chairman of
Junior League committee in
Asheville, sponsoring the pro
ject.
September 11: The Work of
Opportunity House in Hender
sonville, described by two rep
resentatives responsible for
the operation of Opportunity
House.
Programs of the local chap
»r for the spring and summer
lonths have been planned to
reate interest in the arts and
rafts leading toward an Arts
nd Crafts Fair being planned
3r the Swannanoa Valley in
ictober. Descriptions of the
,-ork of the center for older
ersons in Asheville and Hen
ersonville will be suggestive
f possible ways in which our
Deal area may provide ad
•tional interesting and worth
hile activities for people who
re coming here to retire in
lereasing numbers each year.
BucknerSpeaks
About Summer
Youth Program
Jimmy Buckner, chairman
of the board of directors of
Operation Youth, Inc., was
speaker for the local Rotari
ans Monday at the regular
weekly meeting. Woody Pat
ton, club president, presided.
Mr Buckner told of early days
of the youth program and
gave an over-all picture of
activities available for youth
in the summer. He appealed
for support from the club and
frcm individuals, saying that
industry will supply half the
financial support, but they ex
pect the community to do its
share Cost for the program
is from 5,000 to $6,000 annu
ally.
Saturday night, June 20, is
to be Ladies’ Night and instal
lation of officers. The event
is to take place at the Swan
nanoa Club House with social
hour planned from 7 to 7:30.
ROOM FOR MORE
Coach Ralph Singleton stat
ed today that any boys in the
Swannanoa Valley who have
not yet reported for the
basketball clinic now in pro
gress at Owen high school may
Jo so. All boys in grades
5-1° are eligible and clinic
hours are from 9-11, Monday
through Thursday.
WINNERS IN MACK'S MODEL CONTEST
Miss Ledbetter
Receives B. S.
From Berea
Miss Janelle Ledbetter, a
1960 graduate of Owen High
School, received the B. S. de
gree in Business Administra
tion. A member of several
honor societies and campus ac
tivties, Miss Ledbettter has
served on the dormitory coun
cil and was recently chosen
as an attendant in the 1964
May Court.
She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Rector Ledbetter,
Star Route, Black Mountain.
YOUNGSTERS!
WIN A GIFT FOR DAD
IN COLLINS' CONTEST
Collins has a most ynuspal
contest now in progress* fbr
the small fry in the nature of
an art contest for children,
ages 3-12, to determine who
can draw the best picture of
their Dad for Father’s Day.
The drawing may me made
on any kind or size of paper.
Drawings will be judged on
neatness and originality. The
best five will receive gifts ap
propriate for giving dad on
his day. All youngsters in
the community are invited to
try their hands at a drawing
of dad.
Entries should be brougt
into the store as soon as pos
sible. Contest is over Satur
day.
DIAL A DEVOTION
NO 9-8404
David Leonard took first
place in the “Weird Oh” divis
ion, Lawrence Hart in the ship
divisiion and Paula Hyder with
a figurine model.
G. A. Thomas and Mrs. Zert
ha Dillingham wish to thank
all the boys and girls who en
tered the contest for their
fine work, interest and co
operation.
.Others who entered, besides
the winners mentioned were:
Billy Joe Goodman, Ray Ram
Mrs. Morgan
Leads Session
At Blue Ridge
Members of the local Salva
tion Army Home League will
be attending the Salvation
Army Home League Confer
ence at the Blue Ridge As
sembly in Black Mountain,
June 19-21 according to an
announcement made by Mrs.
Colonel William Range, Di
rector of Salvation Army Wo
men’s Services for North and
South Carolina.
Theme of the three day en
campment will be “Creative
Arts”. Delegates will enter
competition items in five
categories of the arts. Sal
vation Army leaders of the
South, Lt. Commissionar and
M-s. Paul Carlson of Atlanta,
wttf be special speaker*, at the
Conference. Family life ses
sions will be conducted by Mrs.
Mildred Morgan, Ph.D, Fam
ily Life Consultant, who lives
in Black Mountain. Another
ruest will be Mrs. Emma Los
sen, art instructor of Wilming
ton, who will present a series
?f art pictures from her trip
to the Holy Land. She will
ilso teach a class in simple
irt.
The ladies will enjoy home
made cakes, craft classes,
•wimming, nature hikes, and
Manned evening programs.
About 450 delegates are ex
pected for the Conference.
Local Women to be judges
[or crafts and art are Mrs.
Paul Limbert, who will as
sist in judging cakes and Mrs.
tl. McGuire Wood, painting
i'idge.
sey, Bill Hummer, Nancy Mil
ler, Coleman Wright, Tommy
Simpsson, John Morris, Mike
Warlick, John McCormick,
Marsha Stafford, Dean McEl
rath, Mike Brackett, Ronnie
McNary, Jerry Morris, Ronnie
Dotson, Ray Axelson, James
Reeves, Jerry Stevenson, Jan
een McNary, Kenny Burnette,
Ken Pitman, Glenn Guy, Ron
nie McMahan, Joe McCool,
Kenny Kennedy, Phillip
Cooke, Clifford Melton, Tony
Slagle, Eugene Hill, David
Gill and Charles Wilson.
Pictured winners are, top (
row (L to R) Marshall Gar
land, Bill Foster, Dennis No
dine, David Leonard. Lower j
left, Lindsey Garland and right "
Paula Hyder. t
Jack Guthrie and Clifford
Melton were not present when |
the pictures were made.
Harris-Booth ;
Vows Made In f
Mars Hill Ch. j
Miss Alice Delois Harris, >
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jonathan Richard Harris, Jr., ^
of Old Fort, on the evening a
of her graduation from Mars j
Hill College, was wed to a
member of the college fac- j
ulty, Gaston Worth Booth. ^
The ceremony took place in r
Mars Hill Baptist Church at j
S o’clock with Rev. James r
Groce Robinson, former Old -
Fo^rt pastor, and Rev. Charles
DfifiS of Mars Hill officiat
ing.
Mr. Booth is an instructor g
i ■ the Education Department |
of Mars Hill College, and the fl
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. I
W. C. Booth of Durham. 1
Traditional wedding music was |
presented by Miss Mary Ih- |
rig, organist, and Doug Ther- g
rel, soloist. fi
;ui. iiai l f;avc 1110 uou^u
ter in marriage. Her gown
was of silk organza with a
chapel train appliqued with
French alencon lace and seed
pearls; the finger-tip veil had
a crown of lace and pearls.
Her bouquet was of yellow
roses and baby’s breath atop
a -white -Bible. A college
roommate of the bride, Miss
Judy Giddens of Burgaw, was
maid of honor. Her floor
length green dotted swiss
gown featured a large bow in
back. She wore a matching
pillbox hat and a strand of
pearls, a gift from the bride.
Her bouquet was a basket
type arrangement of yellow
pom-pons. Bridesmaids were
Misses Dianne Shoe of Con
cord, Trina Rathbone of
Clyde, Betty Beckner of Nor
folk, Va., Sandra Harvey of
Salem, Va., and Sherry Byrd,
a niece of the bride of Old
Fort were junior bridesmaids
The attendants wore yellow
floor-length dotted swiss
gowns with matching pillbox
hats and pearls that were gifts
from the bride, their basket
type bouquets were pom-pons.
Jolene Faw, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. David Faw of Old
Fort, was flower girl and Mike
Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jimmy Harris, of Old Fort,
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Northcott Has
Qualified For
Boston Course
I
Gresh Northcott, of Black
Mountain, now with the Char
lotte agency of the New Eng
lan Mutual Life Insurance _
Company, is attending an in
tensive five-day course at the
company’s home office in Bos- g
ton. The career underwriting
school covers the latest de- |
velopments in the application |
of life insurance to business f
and family protection prob §
lems.
He is one of twenty-eight §
agents from all sections of 1
the country who qualified on |
the basis of their outstanding 1
field records to participate in I
the course. j
Northcott is a graduate of *
the University of North Caro
lina and lives at 1142 Queens
Road, Charlotte.
Z. A. Wiseman
3n Navy LST
)ut Of Norfolk
Charles A. Wiseman, com
lissaryman second class,
ISN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
/iseman of Route 1, Craigmont
oad, Black Mountain, is serv
lg aboard the Navy tank
rnding ship USS Waldo Coun
y, operating out of Norfolk,
'a.
Waldo County is part of
.mphibious Squadron Eight,
unit of the U. S. Sixth Fleet
1 the Mediterranean.
She is a unit of the large
iediterranean combat ready
9rce that is a constant re
linder to any potential ag
ressor of America’s deter
lination to keep the peace.
Dance Team Is
Working Hard
For Trip Money
The Black Mountain Square
Dance Team will be having a
Bake Sale in the Northwest
ern Bank on Saturday, June
20. There are sure to be pies,
cakes and other items of
homemade goodness to please
all dads for dessert on HIS
DAY and make it easier for
Mom, too.
The Team continues prac
tice every Thursday evening
with the new members com
ing every other Wednesday af
ternoon through summer.
Through the jobs and the pre
vious bake sale, the children
have raised over $230 and are J
still working to pay for ex
penses for the coming trips. |
At present, the members have
the local franchise for the j
sale of camp stools made by
the Asheville Industrial School
(which can be used handily by '
fishermen or as luggage hold- 1
ers for your summer visitors), i
These sell at $1.50 and orders 1
can be given by calling 669
7877. The Team is most grate
ful to clubs, groups and indi- '
viduals who have contributed,
but it is hoped that those who 1
promised will not forget to :
send their help, too. .
Among the out-of-town ,
dates, the most recent invita
tion is to the Sylvan Valley
Folk Festival in Brevard on .
July 2, 3 and 4. This will be
competition and once again ,
the team hopes to place among '
the winners. Won’t more of
you please take an interest
in seeing that these young
sters have the means to travel
their State and represent you
to the best of their ability?
Thank you.
BOY SCOUTS OFF
FOR WEEK AT
CAMP D. BOONE
Sixteen Boy Scouts from
Troop 28, Swannanoa, will
leave for one week camp at
Camp Daniel Boone on Sun
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With Ford Co.
Clark W. Nanney, Jr., sad
>f Mr. and Mr*. Clark Nanney,
>09 Rhododendron Avenue,
va* one of 189 Berea Col
ege seniors to be awarded de
crees at graduation exercises
day 31.
Nanney, a 1955 graduate
>f Charles D. Owen High
school, received the B.S. de
cree in Industrial Arts. Nan
ley has been employed by the
^ord Motor Company, Dear
>orn, Mich., in the Quality
Control Division.
While at Berea he was ac
ive in student government,
erving on the dormitory
ouncil, member of the judi
ial commission, treasurer of
-ierea Men’s Asso. his junior
rear and vice president his
lenior year.
He left for Dearborn after
pending several days with his
nother.
Clinic Games
Underway In
Sr. Basketball
The senior division of the
Dwen basketball clinic began
play-off games this Monday.
Junior division games will be
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Local Boys Enjoy Pro Athletes At Blue Ridge
Last Weak at Blue Ridge, high school boys from all over the state met with out
standing athletes for the conference on Fellowship for Christian Athletes. Among
those present were the above boys from the Charles D. Owen High School. (L to R)
Joe Broods, Francis Edwards, Buddy Greenwood, Don Shinnick of the Baltimore Colts,
James Jeffries, executive secretary of the FCA and Jimmy Bell, from Owen
:oach Stanley And Players Say Goodbyes At FCA
Francis Tarkington of the Minnesota Vikings, Coach. Bill Stanley (Owen), Bill Wade
of the Chicago Bears and an unidentified high school delegate from Rock Moitnt say
goodbyes on the final day at Blue Ridge — Photos courtesy Asheville Citizen-Time^
MOVE TO CREATE
FRONTIER MUSEUM
Western North Carolina got
its first—and only— state
historic site in 1961 when the
restored home of Zebulon B.
Vance was opened in Bun
combe County. In contrast,
the coast of North Carolina
has five state historic sites and
the Piedmont has four.
Starting this month, a fund
drive will be conducted
throughout the state to fi
Pilot Club Has
CommitteeMeet
The Pilot Club of Black 1
Mountain held its regular 1
stated monthly business meet
ing, June 11, at 7:30 o’clock 1
at the Asheville Federal Sav- '
ing and Loan Association club 1
room.
The chaplain, Mrs. Jewel l
Reese, opened with a prayer. <
Members of the Asheville :
Pilot Club, organizers of the ;
Black Mountain Club, were on 1
hand to guide this new club ]
in their duties and plans for i
the coming year. This meet- i
ing was called Committee i
Night, as each chairman ]
grouped with her co-workers ,
to make their plans.
On June 23 at 7:30 o’clock
the regular stated meeting
will be “Program Meeting on
Pilot Information”. The meet
ing will be held in the club
room.
June 16, at 7:30, Mrs. Sarah
Norwood, president, has called
for an executive board meet
ing at her home on Laurel i
Circle.
The Asheville Pilot Club
has invited the Black Mountain
Club to join them in their an
nual picnc held July 16, at
6:30 o’clock at Rhododendron
Park. The club is looking for
ward to this date with much
enthusiasm.
The hostesses for the even
ing were Miss Nancy Alexan
der and Miss Ann Crampler.
Touch Games
Underway At
Shuford Field
Flag Tag League (touch
football) games start at 6:15
P.M. at Shuford Field, Owen
high school. Field A: Score
board end, Field B. Concession
end.
June 17: Field A, Chiefs vs
Oilers; Field B, Colts vs
Giants.
June 24: Field A, Oilers
vs Giants; Field B, Chiefs vs
Colts. ,
July 1: Field A, Oilers vs I
Chiefs; Field B, Giants vs
Colts.
July 8: Field A, Colts vs I
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t
SWIMMING CLASSES
OF BEACON PROGRAM
WILL BEGIN MONDAY j
Beacon Recreation Swim
ming classes will begin Mon
day, June 22, for the employ- j
ees of Beacon Mfg. Co. and ‘
members of the Presbyterian 3
church. Passes must be shown I
at the gate. Passes for mem- \
bers of the Presbyterian ;
church may be obtained from (
Don McKenzie. Beacon em- ,
ployees may get their passes ,
at the pool gate.
The program is as follows:
Monday, 10-11 A.M., Jr. Life 1
Saving; 11-12—Sr. Life Sav- '
ing. Tuesday, Open. Wednes- *
days, 10-11, Beginner—11- 1
12, Advanced beginner. Thurs- 1
days, 10-11, Intermediate—
11-12, Swimmer. Fridays, 10- *
11, Beginner,—11-12 Advanc- ‘
ed beginner. Saturdays, 10, '
Adult swimming, 1
Clinic Starts ‘
The second annual basket
ball clinic and league start
ed at Owen High School gym
on Monday at 9 a.m. Fol
l. wing is the schedule for the
summer:
Monday—9:00-11:00 a.m.—
5th and 6th graders.
Tuesday—9:00-11:00 a.m.
—7th and 8th graders.
Wednesday—9:00-11:00 a.
m. —9th and 10th graders.
Thursday—9.00-11:00 a.m.
— 11th and 12th graders.
League schedule at Owen:
Monday night.—6:30—Senior
games.
Thursday night—6:30—Junio
games.
Ronald Skosnik, N. C. State
o. arterback will assist with
instruction in baseball, foot
ball, arts and crafts and
other sports.
Peggy Hollingsworth, head
drum majorette, also from N.
C. State, will conduct clas
°° and give instruction in
baton twirling, marching and
all phases of majorette activ
ty.
nance the creation of a Mus
eum of the Carolina Frontier
at Old Fort and the recon
struction of a typical pioneer
fort on the spot where Gen.
Griffith Rutherford erected
Davidson’s Fort in 1776. Old
Fort is just off interstate
Highway 40, so the historic
ute there is expected to at
ract a large attendance an
lually.
Old Fort Museum will tell
he story of Rutherford’s ex
sedition against the Cherokee
ndians, of the British inva
sion of North Carolina by
..ord Cornwallis’ army in
.780-81, and will emphasize
he key role played by the
Carolina frontiersmen in the
vinning of American inde
sendence and the later west
vard expansion of the new
Inited States.
Donations will be songht
rom individuals, schools, civic
lubs, business and industrial
irms and all donors will be
ecognized as a “campaign
lonor roll” to be displayed
icrmanently at Old Fort.
Contributions should be sent
o Miss Cordelia Camp, secre
ary-treasurer of the Western
4orth Carolina Historical As
iociation, 3 Lorraine Ave.,
Vsheville.
Brown Receives
Degree From
Univ. Of South
Robert Joseph Brown re
vived the degree of Bach
dor of Divinity from St.
L,uke’s School of Theology at
rhe University of the South
m June 7, 1964. He received
lis B.A. from New York Uni
versity. Prior to entering the
seminary, Brown was a pilot
in the U. S. Army. His par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Brown, live in Black Moun
tain.
While in Sewanee, the
Brown’s wife Genevieve and
three children, lived in At
lanta House, a grift to the Uni
versity from the Episcopal
Diocese of Atlanta. The
University of the South is
owned by the twenty-one
southern dioceses rtf the Plnio
.opal Church. In addition to
the School of Theology, the
University has a men’s liberal
arts college and the Sewanee
Military Academy, a prepara
ory school.
Friends Review
Work Of First
Organized Year
In response to the deep in
erest of scores of individuals,
s well as the moral support
f the Black Mountain Library
ioard, the Chamber of Com
nerce, and other groups, the
rganization Friends of the Li
irary was started in June a
ear ago. The intervening
leriod of twelve months has
witnessed interesting and well
ttended programs open to
he public without charge, as
veil as numerous other activi
ies.
Now the members of the or
ianization and others interest
id are to look at what they
lave done during the past
rear and what they hope for
luring the next year.
With that purpose in mind,
he president of the organi
ation, Mrs. A. F. Tyson, Jr.,
ms called a meeting of the
nembers for Tuesday, June
13, at 8:00 p.m., in Fellowship
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NOTICE
At the annual meeting June
?3, the members will vote on
he following amendments of
he Constitution:
Article I, name
The name of this organiza
:ion shall be the Friends of
:he Black Mountain Public Li
brary, Incorporated.
Article VII, Nominating
Committee
Section 1, At least six weeks
before the annual meeting in
lune, the president shall ap
point three members who are
not officers to serve as a nom
inating committee. They shall
confer promptly and at the
annual meeting present to the
members their recommenda
tions for all officers and va
cancies on the board of direct
ors.
Section 2, Additional nom
inations may be made from
the floor at the annual meet
ing.