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K father FLASH! ALL STARS WIN FIRST ROUND AGAINST STATESVILLE, 11-5 High Low Free Ju!v 14 .82 55 July 15 . 84 49 July 16 83 56 .41 Jul'v 17 81 56 .08 July 18 .78 61 .17 July 19 80 62 1.80 July 20 .81 60 Vol. 19 THURSDAY, July 23, 1964 BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 8 PAGES TODAY No. 47 — Single Copy 10c Dist. Governor Visits Rotary With Message local Rotarians and their . cruests and visitors were "’von a special treat when the ■ .,‘n(| enthusiastic District Governor, O. Ted Kirby, Ike at the regular Monday meeting held at the Travel P,e restaurant. He was ac companied by his represent.. e pr. Jesse P. Chapman, . 'a member of the Asheville ' ub‘ who also spoke, explain ! 2 the aims of the district Governor's representative to found seven new clubs, m Lract two new clubs, set at tendance record at district conference, increase repre 1 mentation at district institute, I rd strive for 10% increase | jn membership during the —Turn to Page 4 Public Invited To Dedication Of Pritchell Hall Ridgecrest — Amidst a pa rade of state flags, new pritchell Hall will be dedi cated Wednesday, July 29, at 11:15 a.m. During the ceremonies, a history of Pritchell Hall will be repeated by Dr. T. L. Hol comb. a former executive sec ] retarv-treasurer of the Bap tist 'Sunday School board j Nashville. Dr. James L. Sulli j ian, who now holds that posi tion, will attempt to project i the future of the new | structure. The dedicatory prayer will [ bt led by Dr. Wayne Dehoney, —Turn to Page 4 Candler Gives Approval For [library Survey At an informal meeting [Monday, July 13. Coke Cand ler, chairman of the Bun combe County Board of Com [missioners, approved a request | for county participation in a I $3,000 survey proposed by the [Citizens’ Committee for Li jbrary Service in Buncombe [County. Mr. Candler suggest leo that local school libraries [might be opened for public [use. “We have hundreds of [thousands of dollars worth of [books in the schools in build Jings worth millions of dollars, [and three months out of the ■ year they are doing nothing”, I he stated. The survey to be made by —Turn to Page 4 A3C Dougherty Graduates [From Lowry Airman Third Class Wil Jiam L. Dougherty, son of Pli's. R. L. Dougherty of Ker |let‘ Heights Road, Black ■Mountain, has graduated from tecnical training course For A- S. Air Force weapons mechanics at Lowry AFB, >olo. Airman Dougherty, who [aas trained to load and in lspect weapons used in Air Jrwi'e fighters and bombers, |" •! be assigned to one of P Air Force’s major air com ra,Hls within the U. S. /he Airman is a graduate ()\ven High School, Swan fcnoa. ■Annual Cage rourney Set ■For Owen High ljhe annual basketball tourn F tent with all the teams in I fc J11 nioi- and senior divisions F't'eipating will be held on r11 't'sday and Friday evening r -ne Owen High School gym, [j‘! " Singleton, clinic direct '' announced today. I wo games will be played I "Jth divisions on Thurs r‘i:' n>ght with the champion t!p. Ernests scheduled for ' "tv evenin£ hu will conclude the sum 1 ylinic which has been in gress at the Owen gym for \ Ill i Past several weeks. "ill ,ac,;‘on on Thursday night _pobr--~ ttle Pytllons> Rattlers' (her"' V; as. and Copperheads from Junior division and the ■at'! °ls’ ^n'c'<s> Celtics, and [Si0^ls Arom the senior div Dream Comes True For Rices Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Rice of Black Mountain were among the 140 salesmen and their wives who were awarded a dream er's holiday in New York and Nassau recently for achieving first place in a General Motor's Chevrolet sales contest. The local couple boarded a TWA jet at the Charlotte air port at 8 a.m. July 1. One hour later they were met at the airport in New York where they were taken direct ly to the World’s Fair There they saw many interesting things. Most outstanding, they stated, was General Motor’s “Futurama”. Majorettes And Letter Girls Hard At Work Owen High school major ettes and letter girls have been working all summer under the direction of Miss Peggy Hollifield, State college head majorette, employed this summer with the Beacon re creation program, on the per fecting routines which they expect to use this fall. For two hours daily, four days each week, the girls have been working on five new routines including two drill, two strutting, and one [ne. This practice and in struction will prepare them for the marching contest in Bristol this year when the band will compete for the first time. Work began in June and will continue until school starts and the program comes to an end. Majorettes this year will be. drum majorette, Ginger Wal lin; head majorette, Collette —Turn to Page 4 Last Rites For Mrs. J. Gudger On Wednesday St rites for Mrs. J. A. •er, 84, of 119 Craigmont Black Mountain, a er member of Black itain Methodist Church, held Wednesday after July 22, in the Metho Church. The Rev. James irty, pastor, officiated. U was in Mountain View orial Park. Mrs. Gudger the widow of Joseph A. ;er Sr., who died in She was the daughter te late Geoge A. and De Watkins Morgan. . Mrs. ter died Monday after a illness. •tive pallbearers were :s Gudger, Charles Gud M. C. Dickens, Clyde tins’, H. A. Kerlee and R. Copeland, irviving are two sons, and George M. Gudger Hack Mountain; four sis Mrs. Ben F. Patton of inanoa, Mrs. Sam Cog of Oteen, Mrs. L. ri. lburn of Black Mountain Mrs. G. R- Holloway Greenwood, S. C.; two ters, Lon Morgan of Li do, Kans., and George ;an of Toronto, Kans., three grandchildren, jrrison Funeral Home in charge. lhat night the group met at the Hawaiian Pavilion for a luau and floor show and af terwards to the Statler-Hilton hotel to soak their tired, swol len feet! The second day was spent at the fair and on a tour of the city with friends. July 3 saw them boarding another jet at Kennedy inter national airport for a two hour flight to Nassau. Upon arrival they were met by a native calypso band and taken to the Emerald Beach hotel for three wonder ful days of swimming, feast ing, resting, touring the island and shopping. On Sunday they attended church where the pastor and majority of those present were Bahamians. Sunday afternoon the tired, but happy, 140 left Nassau at 5:30, arriving in Charlotte at 7:30 thus ending a dream er’s holiday. WNC San. Hosts County TB Meeting The Buncombe County Tu berculosis association was host to the Western N. C. District Tuberculosis association on July 14 at W. N. C. Sanator ium. Black Mountain. At six o'clock a picnic was held on the sanatorium grounds with representatives and members invited from the 17 western counties of the state. After a delicious meal, the group convened in the hos pital auditorium where the evening’s program was held. Miss Jeanette Austin, secre tary, was in charge of a “Hootenanny” type entertain ment which was enthusiasti cally received by the many attending. The entertainers were young boys and girls from the Brevard and Pisgah Forest communities who had won acclaim there with their varied and particular talents. There was dancing, singing, baton twirling, and pantomim ing galore. . A. business session ot tne executive committee preceded the evening events. Dr. C. D. Thomas welcomed the group fnd Mrs. Jarrett from Shelby closed the meeting by leading in familiar songs which all ■vng to the accompaniment ot Mrs“ Jarrett’s accordion. Valley Chorus To Have Week For Workshops Swannanoa Valley will sponsor a week of sals, choral workshops, voice instruction, and from July 26 to Aug. er the direction of its tor, Harvey L. Wood ; Charlotte. Mr. Wood —Turn to Page 4 Mrs. A. Kinsey, Resident For 53 Years, Dies Last rites for Mrs. Annie L. Kinsey. 88, of Montreat road, Black Mountain, were held Sunday afternoon, July 19, at the First Baptist church. Black Mountain, with the Rev. A. T. Usher, pastor, officiat ing. Burial was in Mountain View Memorial park. Pallbearers were Leon ard Keever, Jimmy Buckner, Jack Milton, Cecil Nanney, Frank Williams, and Lawrence Barnhill. Honorary pallbear ers were Dr. A. E. Knoefel, Jr., Ronald E Finch, and the deacons of the First Baptist church. Mrs. Kinsey died Friday in —Turn to Page 4 Rucker, Hall Tell Club About Youth Program Bill Rucker and Jimmv Hall gave an enlightening out line of the activities, needs, and aims of Black Mountain’s Operation Youth before the local Kiwanians at their July 16 meeting at the Monte Vista. This youth organiza tion now has five paid work ers and 20 volunteers. The latter are mostly occupied with coaching in the various activities. Mr. Rucker stated that this season they have four Babe Ruth and six Little League baseball teams using the fa cilities at full capacity. Other activities are basketball, soft ball, horseshoes, ping pong, etc., to satisfy all who come for physical recreation. He said that all activities are supervised. As to needs for the center —lights for the ball field are paramount. Management also plans to enlarge the ball field in order to consolidate all youth activities at the center for better supervision. The swimming pool was described as antiquated and can be used for only two more seasons at most. Mr. Hall described activit ies at the swimming pool and the importahce of being able to swim. Every morning from 10 to 12 free swimming les sr ns are available. There are about 229 children in this program. Many of these at first were “nose dippers”, afraid to entirely submerge. Many who could only swim five or six feet with much thrashing about have develop ed into proficient swimmers. There is also a Junior life saving program for older youth. The pool is open to the public from 1 to 5 p.m. for a fee of 25 cents. Seven guests were present. Vice-President Hugh White presided. Beacon Names Teen Leaders In Jr. League Right up to schedule after 5 weeks of excellent baseball weather, the Beacon Jr. Teen League leaders in all depart ments are as follows: TEAM STANDINGS Cards—7 wins, 2 losses Luke Medford, mgr. Jays—5 wins, 4 losses Troy Harper, Mgr. Hawks— 3 wins, 6 losses Bill Williams, mgr. Falcons—3 wins, 6 losses Clem Hunt, mgr. LEADING HITTERS D. Bolick (Falcons).368 B. Putnam (Hawks) .346 Y. McElreath (Cards) .321 V. Green (Cards) .310 C. Smith (Jays) .286 P. Hensley (Hawks) .276 L). Burrell (Jays) .260 HOME RUNS J. Stone (Cards) 1 B. Putnam (Hawks) 1 D. Bolick (Falcons) 1 PITCHING W L Ken Haynes 3 0 Francis Cummings 4 1 Bill Wright 4 4 Stewart Parker 3 3 BEACON PONY ALL-STARS The Beacon Pony League All-Stars are chosen and have already had a couple of practices. They won the Ashe ville Civitan Pony League tournament in 1963 and the team this year looks as good as last year’s. The All-Stars will play in the Haw Creek Invitational tournament this year and Luke Medford of the Cards will be the manager. League officials are Wade Martin, Ted Tipton, and Doug Cline. Harris Girls Visit Ole Dan'l hannie Mae and Vivian Harris, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Howard P. Harris, Lakey Gap road, Black Mountain, posed with Glenn Causey, who enacts the role Daniel Boone in the "Horn in the West" outdoor drama playing nightly (except Mondays) July through August in the Daniel Boone Theatre at Boone. The show is a drama portraying the story of Daniel Boone and pioneers seeking freedom during America's early history. SECOND SALE AT H0A6IE SHOP TO BENEFIT CHURCH This coming Saturday, July 25, is the day for sales of hoagies, pizza pies, and meat hall hoagies at the Hoagie shop on Montreat road be tween the hours of 4-8, for the benefit of St. Margaret Mary’s church. If you wish to” do so you may call the shop, NO-9-8463, and place your order to pick up later or you alay come by 1243 Montreat rogd and wait while your order is being pre pared and eat at the tables. Southeast Asia Mission Work Program Topic A program of unusual in terest will be presented Sun day night at eight o’clock in the Sanctuary of the Black Mountain Methodist Church by Mrs. Doris Lewis and Bar ney Greene, Jr. The main topic will be Southeast Asia with slides covering the missionary work being done in Southeastern Asia, Alaska, Japan, Taipei, Hong Kong and the Philip pine Islands. Mrs. Lewis and Mr. Greene were sent by the First Meth odist Church of Vero Beach, Florida, not as tourists or sightseers, but as two Chris tians interested in the Church’s work overseas. They are scheduled to speak at the Southeastern Jurisdictional Missionary Conference which is in progress at Lake Juna luska. The public is cordially in vited. Cheerleaders Study Drill For Fall Duty Owen girls who will lead the crowds this fall in organ ized cheering for the War horses have gone all out to prepare themselves in the best way possible for their pleasant task. Starting practice the week before school was out last spring, they have continued to meet and work-out twice each week until this past week when they met every day. They plan three-day-a week practices until school starts. Five of the 10 cheerleaders attended ACA Cheerleader camp at Brevard college. They were head cheerleader Earbara Boone, Barbara Mc Graw, Brenda Parks, Belinda Howie, and Jane Douglas. Twenty-five schools sent cheerleaders to the Brevard workshop for instruction. In competition Owen rated third in the group in ability. While tnere they participated in ex ercises to limber up the muscles, studied crowd psy chology (how it may be used to lead and influence groups), suggestions for special events, and field work which included —Turn to Page 4 Historical and Literary Meet At Blue Ridge An interesting program has been arranged for the joint summer meeting of the North Carolina Literary and Histori cal association and the West ern North Carolina Historical association, which will be held July 24-25 at Blue Ridge as sembly. Registration will begin at 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 24, and [he meeting will begin at 2:30 with introductory remarks by Dr. Christopher Crittenden and Dr. Julian C. Yoder, president 3f the W.N.C. association. Bowling C. Yates, histor ian of the U. S. Forest Ser vice, will talk at the after noon session on the National Forests of North Carolina and [he founding of the U. S. Forest Service which had its beginning at the Biltmore estate near Asheville. Complete Basic Airman Franklin D. Effler, (top) son cf Mr. and Mrs. George A. Effler, and Air man Jerry R. Piercy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Moran Piercy, both of Old Fort, have com pleted the first phase of their Air Force basic military train ing at Lackland AFB, Tex. Airman Effler has been se lected for technical training as a missle facilities special ist at the Air Training Com mand (ATC) school at Shep pard AFB, Tex. Airman Piercy has been selected for craft equipment repairman at the Air Training Command (ATC) school at Chanute AFB, 111. Both men are graduates of Old Fort High School. Mayor Slone Is Pleased With 4'Laning Plan Plans for the four-laning of U. S. No. 70 from just east of Gudger’s Bridge to the western Black Mountain city limits have been com pleted and will be revealed at a public hearing to be held sometime in August or early September. This was learned last Thurs day when Mayor Richard B. Stone, Austin Burgess, and Gordon H. Greenwood con ferred with Governor Terry Sanford and state highway of ficials in Raleigh. Details will be announced later. Mayor Stone was high ly pleased with the work that has been done and with the progress which has been made. The public will be invited to the public hearing, time and place to be announced later. Watch the Black Mountain News for future develop ments. Fast Action Features League Games Lester Ballard hit 28 points and Woody Beddingfield 18 as the Cobras handed the Copperheads a 60 to 20 de feat in the Junior Division of the Summer basketball Clinic at the Owen High School gym Monday evening. Hensley and McElheny were high men for the losers with eight points each. Rattleri Rattle Paced by Thomas Suttles with 17 points, the Rattlers —Turn to Page 4 CALENDAR FOR WEEK OF JULY 23-29 Youth Week The Swannanoa Valley Sub-District Youth Activities Week will be held July 26 through July 30 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Black Moun tain Methodist Church. All youth in the communi ty are invited to attend this week of study and recreation. Summer visitors are cordially invited. Spaghetti Supper. The Black Mountain Meth odist Youth Fellowship will serve Italian Spaghetti on Friday, July 31 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall at the Church. The price for adults will be one dollar and chil dren 75 cents. Tickets may be purchased in advance from MYF members. Collect Coins? Fine Collection To Be Displayed Some of the world’s finest collections of coins, represent ing several fortunes, will be on display at the annual Blue Ridge Numismatic association convention in City auditorium, Asheville, July 29 through Aug. 1. There will be displays of ancient and modern coins, gold, silver, copper, and others, foreign and domestic and many odd and curious coins of the world. Total value of coins on display will be well over $1 million and con vention officials are taking top security measures. More than 5,000 persons are expected to attend. Some 70 coin dealers from over the United States and Canada will have coins for sale. Auction sales will be con ducted by Jeff V. Stewart, well known auctioneer from Newton. Coin experts will be on hand to explain the ex hibits and to appraise coins for non-collectors. Hours of the convention are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Cutshall With Aircraft Wing At Beaufort Marine Lance Corporal Ar thur Cutshall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Cutshall of Black Mountain, is serving with the Second Marine Aircraft Wing at the Marine Air Station, Beaufort, S. C. A graduate of Charles D. Owen High School in Black Mountain, he entered the ser vice in June 1960. New Pharmacist At Ward s Mr. and Mrs. Larry Lazarus, residents of Mecklenburg circle. Montreat, with their children Joseph and Jeffery, are newcomers to the community. Mr. Lazarus is pharmacist for Ward's Drug store at the Shopping Center. He comes to Ward's from Lee Drugs in Sanford were he was employed after receiving his B.S. in Pharmacy from U.N.C. in 1960. FREEDOM AWARD TO BE PRESENTED HERE BY GOV. SANFORD Governor Terry haniora win present the American Freedom Association Award to Sargent Rhriver. director of the Peace Corps during the 11th Annual Southeastern World Affairs Former Pastor At Brookside Retires At 65 Frank Owens, pastor of the Brookside Methodist church here for five years, has re tired from his work with the janitorial unit at Fnka where he had been employed for 27 years. His preaching is part time work and he will continue with the churches in Old Fort and Hendersonville where he serves at present. Many people in this section know Mr. Owens and his wife, Annie, who works with her husband as pianist and choir organizer and director. Mr. Owens is remembered for his close practice of the ‘‘Golden Rule”. Mr. Owens’ father was also a preacher. He gave a ser mon on Father’s Day at the age of 95. The announcement of his retirement was noted in the Enka paper. He is 65. Lillie League Round-Up Time SUMMARIES GIVEN CUBS IS, DODGERS 5 Tom Simpson hurled a three hitter while his teammates lashed 10 hits. Van Sullins went 3 for 4 for a winning cause. Gee hit a triple for the Dodgers. CUBS 5, CARDS 4 Mike McMahan hit a three run homer to nip the Cards in the bottom of the fifth. Nichols pitched a three-hitter for his second victory against no defeats. The Cubs now have a solid hold on second place. GIANTS 7, PIRATES 2 Giant catcher Early went 3 for 4 as his team won over the Pirates. Wheelon and J. Maney singled for the Pi rates. Swaringen w'on his third victory with one loss. BRAVES 13, CARDS 3 John Morris picks up fifth victory while team mates get 11 hits for 13 runs. Morris and Turbyfill hit home runs for the Braves. Jeff Georgi pitched the losing cause while collecting 2 hits for three times at bat. BRAVES 12, CUBS 0 Sharp shooting David Turby fill fires one-hitter while pick ing up fifth victory. Two extra base hits by Turbyfill and homerun by Kelly boost Braves over second place Cubs. ALL STAR PRACTICE All star practice began Mon day (21st) for team workout. Players and positions will be announced next week. SCOREBOARD Turbyfield, D. Osteen, J. Morris, J. Pope, H. Nichols, B. W Braves Cubs Giants Cards Dodgers Pirates TOP TEN 10 . 7 5 4 2 0 L 0 3 4 6 6 9 Pet. .1000 .700 .555 .400 .250 .000 BATTERS G H AB pet 10 18 32 .583 9 14 27 .519 10 17 37 .459 10 12 28 .429 10 10 24 .417 —Turn to Page 4 msuiuie 10 De neia ai tsiue Ridge assembly, beginning Fri day, July 24. The presentation will be made on Saturday evening (July 25) at 7:30 and will be accepted by Bill Moyers, dep uty director of the Peace Corps and special assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson. The institute is held annual ly by 20 sponsoring organiza tions. The theme will be “World Issues Facing the Voter in 1964”. Each of the organizations will report on activities directed toward working for peace and a num ber of speeches by prominent persons are scheduled. The keynote address will be given by Hon. Joseph Farland, form er U. S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and Pan ama. Those groups sponsoring the Institute are: American Free dom Association, N. C. Council cn World Affairs, Macon Coun cil on World Affairs, Foreign Policy Association, United World Federalists of N. C., Catawba College World Gov ernment Institute, Institute for International Studies, World Rule of Law Center of Duke University, N. C. Divi sion, Association for the Unit ed Nations, N. C. State Grange, League of Women Voters, N. C. Council of Women’s Asso ciations, N. C. Association of Jewish Women, N. C. Yearly Meeting of Friends, N. C. Council of Churches, Thomas Jefferson Unitarian-Universal ist Council, Peace and World Order Division of the Method ist Conference, United Church Women and the Organization of Home Demonstration Clubs Local Boys In Semi-Finals Vs. Ft. Bragg Charlie Aiken of Swannan oa was present in Lumberton Monday night when the Black Mountain Babe Ruth All-Stars hammered out an 11 to 5 vic tory over powerful Statesville to advance to the semi-finals of the state play-off. Information out of Lumber ton is that the locals can walk off with state honors if they can get by Fort Bragg which they met Tuesday night. Black Mountain line-up: AB R H E Jerome Hill .3 0 1 Bill Wilson _5 1 1 1 Tommy L >gan 3 13 1 Terry Haney .5 3 3 Jimmy Stakias .. .5 2 0 3 Lester Bailaul ... 4 1 1 Gene Clements ....2 1 0 Bobby Goodman ..3 1 1 Ronnie Dotson ....3 0 0 Bruce Harris ..411 37 11 11 5 Summary: Statesville had five runs on four hits, 2b, Ballard, Logan, hr, Haney, Harris (both tremendous blasts out of the park.) Rev. Droppers Begins Service At St. James' Residency has been estab lished in St. James’ Episcopal church rectory by the Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Droppers. A new addition to their family is —Turn to Page 4
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