City Hall Phone and Police Dept. Has Been Changed TO—669-8072 VOLUME 23 honb and Sons' Book Bindery Spring-port kich. 4*284 DEVOTED 100% TO OUR COMMUNITY — THE GROWING SWANNANOA VALLEY April 2 65 34 April 4 . 57 39 .42 April 4 . 67 45 .03 April 5 . 66 52 .92 April 6 . 62 38 April 7 . 67 47 April 8 . 74 4& BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLIN 28711, THURSDAY APRIL 11 1968 10 PAGES TODAY NO. 33 — 10 Cents Per Copy I Mrs. Michael LLewellyn Whitt Miss Joan Andreae Connet and Michael Llewellyn Whitt were united in marriage Saturday at 3 p. m.. in the Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. John Lane Connet of Swannanoa and the late Mr. Con net, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Dennis Whitt of Athens, Ala. Die K v. rrMr.,'.; vr Ohler ra’nr of th«> eb>i.’'>h conducted the ceremony. Mrs. David Beebe was organist. The h i'1'1 V; f '.v-pr :p marriage by her brother, William D. Connet. She wore an Empire taffeta white gown with an overlay of lace and seed near's on * e h 1ieo and sleeves; a three - tiered finger tip illusion veil was attached to a satin and pearl coronet, and she carried a cascade of daisies and baby’s breath. ' Her attendants were at tired in floo-length aaua gowns with matching veils, and carrie 1 c a read ■ bouquets of daisies. Mrs. Billy Edd Wheeler of Nashville, Tenn.. "i's matron of honor, and Mrs. Janet Wilson of Ashe ville and Miss Karen Whitt, sister of the groom from A’ buquerque, N. M., were at tendants. Mr. Whitt was his son’s best man. Peter Connet, brother of the bride, Eric Whitt, brother of the groom, Ted Walker of Kingsport, Tenn., and Billy Edd Wheeler, Recruited . Jechnical Sergeant John D. Watkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Watkins of 69 riith Ave., West Asheville, has Completed the special C- S. Air Force recruiter 'curfe at Lackland AFB, iexas. Sergeant Watkins, previ 0l’sly assigned to Bolling Art!, Washington, D. C., will ,,e ,an official Air Force re cruiter at Asheville. He was Picked for the special assign ment as a volunteer with an outstanding military record. 1 he sergeant was trained !n H areas of study, includ U'g the Air Force job classi fication system, testing pro cedures and community rela tions to broaden h's ouaiifica tiuns for presenting the facts |J Air Force career oppor tunities to voung men and women. Sergeant Watkins. who served during the Korean j ar is a graduate of Lee H. Edwards High School. His wife, Rebecca, is the daughter of Mrs. D. E. Lewis ot Swannanoa. f>nals week date given for MONTREAT-ANDERSON . Examinations will begin ‘i y 27 at the Montreat-An C'dlege here, and will ^ntinue through Friday, May Fhe alumni will meet on Saturday, June 1 and gradu |U,l0n ®xercises will be held June 2. •\a hvule, Terr'., were ushers. A reception followed in G’adfelter Hall at Warren Wi'.-.on College, with Mrs. Arthur Rannerman, Mrs. Samuel DeV rs Mrs. Fred erick Ohler, and Mrs. Kermit Crane of Kingsport, Tenn., assisting. The bride is a graduate of Duke University and is em "'oyed hy fbo Kings'ort, "enr. City School Svstem. The bridegroom is a graduate of the University of Florida, with a degt iu Chemical Engineering. He is currently working toward an M.S., in Industrial Management at the Extension Center of the Uni versity of Tennessee, in Kingsport. Mr. Whitt is em ployed by the Tennessee East man Co. After a wedding tiip to the Bahamas, the couple will live in Kingsport, Tenn. Swannanoa W( stalls New Officers On Tuesday evening, April 2. the Swannanoa Woman’s Club held its annual installa ti n dinner for newly elected officers at the Swannanoa Community Center. The fol ’owing people were installed hv TTvs- \v .4. Porter, past president: M,-s. C. R. Stevens, president; Mrs. Roger Stuck, 's- vi»e oresid°nt: Miss Bar bara Vanover, 2nd vic° presi dent; Mrs R. Vance Rabert s'ii, recording secretary; Mrs. C. L. Riddle, corre '"or.ding secretary; M l* s. W. B. Kuv'-°ndall, parlia mrntaria'1; Mrs. James Da vidson, historian. Department chairmen are: Mrs. Donald Bartlett Amer ican Home and Civic Denart P7«nt- M's. Kenneth Davidson, Ar*s and Crafts Dept.: Mrs. James Davidson. Book Dept. Committee chairmen are: Mrs. Frank Huggins, Opera tion of Club House: Mrs. ,T C. Coston, Jr., Project Chanrman: Mrs. Roy Alexan r\ Scholarship; Mrs. John Kelly. library: Mrs. A. J. Ebm-hardt, Publicity. The Merrimacs a group ot students from Montreat-An derson College, presented a most delightful program of contemporary folk music and sons'. , , M:s. C. R. Stevens catered the dinner, and members of Cadet Troon No.. 78 of Swan nanoa, assisted in serving._ OWEN GAINS 3rd WIN HUMBLES RIPPERS a Owen Warhorses de I the Marion Ripners lay evening. April. 9 tend their won-lost ve to 3 wins against 1 de ich Davis found a new ng pitcher in Phil Reese jitched a great game for Reese in seven innings : out 11 batters and did valk a single batter, en hosts one of tne pitching staffs in high 1 baseball with Lester •d Wessie Rogers. Davul ,field, Tommy Simpson ■hil Reese. en fans are great y ex about their baseball team also has great speed ,n even greater defense. :s certainly look bright he powerful W arhorses Memorial Service For Dr. M. L King One of the most represen tative church gatherings ever held in this area, cutting across lines of denomination and race, took place on Sun day afternoon, April 7, when several hundred people crowd ed into Mills Chapel Baptist Church to take part in a me morial service for Dr. Martin Luther King, whose tragic death on April 4, shocked the nation. The service was arranged by the pastor of Mills Chapel, Rev. Webster E. Lytle, in co operation with the Ministerial Association of Black Mountain and Swannanoa. Presiding was the Rev. Thomas Drop pers of St. James Episcopal Church, President of the As sociation. Others who took part in the service were Pas tors Richard Shelor of Black Mountain Presbyterian Church, Edgar Ferrell of First Baptist Church and Wil liam Simpson of New Salem Baptist Church in Swannanoa. Mrs. Mable Lytle sang the moving spiritual, “Precious Lord,” which Dr. King asked for on the night of his assas sination. The benediction was given by the Rev. Calvin Thielman of Montreat. Tributes to Dr. King were spoken by several of the min isters. The chief message was given by the Rev. Webster Lytle, whose remarks were in part as follows: “We have come today to nay homage to the memory of one of the greatest human beings ever to walk across the stage of America’s history. Dr. King was to millions of Americans and people of the world a man of dignity and Christlike dedication. When he was born in 1929, little did Martin Luther King’s parents realize the contribution that he would make not only to the Negro community but to all mankind. Only a few days before his tragic death, Dr. King in speaking of the value of all men said: “'Whether a treble ivory or a base black,. color makes no difference on God’s Keyboard.” And it was to this principle that he gave his life —the equality of all men. He taught the truth of the Scrip tures, that God made all men in his own image — not the white first and then the black, not the black and then the white nor the red and yellow and then the white and black. But as the Apostle Paul said as he stood one day on Mars Hill in Athens and saw all of their altars on one of which was written “To the unknown God.” Paul went on to say that this is the One to whom we owe our allegiance, that this God has made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth. It was this same principle that prompted Dr. King to la ment over the hatred and in difference of man to man. In his book Strength to Love he wrote: “The ultimate mea sure of a man is not where he stands in moments of com fort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” No one can deny that his life since 1954 had been just that, one of continuing contro versy. This was the start of a movement in our country to bring to reality the rights guaranteed to every citizen, the right of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It was Dr. King’s conviction that this quest for freedom for all of America’s citizens was to be won by “nonviolent resistance, that combines tough-mindedness and tender heartedness and avoids the complacency and do-nothing ness of the soft minded and violent and bitterness of the d-hearted.” Dr. King described the soft ided man as “one who rs change, feels secure in status quo and he has an lost morbid fear of the c.” The tender - minded son he described as “one o reaches a conclusion be e he has examined the ts; one, in short, who pre ices and is prejudiced.” To h of these conditions Dr. ig laid the blame at the ir of many politicians and m some clergymen, who h insidious zeal make in matory statements and dis linate distortions and half ths which arouse abnormal (Continued on Page Four) Marine Hipps Graduates At Recruit Depot Marine Private Garry C. Hipps, son of Mr. Charles E. Hipps of Route 1, Swannanoa, was graduated from eight weeks of recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit De pot here. He will now undergo from two to four weeks of individ ual combat training and then, after leave at home, will re port to his first Marine Corps asignment. _. Student Council Names The Elementary School Library A Memorial To Mrs. Pollard The Student Council of the Black Mountain Elementary School, under the leadership of Laurie Bailey, president, named the library in that school in honor of the former li brarian, the late Mrs. Nellie M. Pollard, and presented a large bronze plaque to the school with t'he inscription, “Nellie M. Pollard Memorial Library.” The plaque was hung in the library. At the dedication principal Jim Owen gave a brief his tory of the library dating back to 1956 when the PTA, under the leadership of Mrs. Daniel Nanney, did an amaz ing job with the existing books with parent volunteer work in which Mrs. Pollard spent much time and gave needed advice in cataloguing. At this time the McDougle Fund was started and a bronze plaque naming the recording section of the li BEACON AND SWANNANOA PROGRAM ENDS The Beacon - Swannanoa School basketball program (6 boys and 6 girls teams, ap proximately 150 boys and girls), ended April 2nd. The champions and out standing player awards were as follows: Boys: Champs—-Pirates, coach— Dan Peterson, Barry Lucka doo — most outstanding player; 2nd most outstanding player, Marty Davis; 3rd most outstanding player, Gary Haynes and Shane Gregg; most improved play ers—Calvin Boyd and Arthur Muckelvene. Monday, April 1, an all star team of boys played their coaches, with the coaches winning 69 to 46. Girls: Champs—Rovers, coach — Crysta English, Emilie David son — most outstanding player; 2nd most outstanding player—Vera Robirson; 3rd most outstanding player — Mary Hazlett; most improved players, Nancy Hunnicutt and Carolyn Junaluska. Tuesday, April 2, an all star team of girls played their coaches, beating them 18 to 15. Beacon athletic director, Wade Martin supervised the program, with Bill Williams of Swannanoa School direct ing it. The program organi zation began in Nov., 1967 and ended the 2nd of April, 1968, lasting about five months. The following adults and Owen High School students donated their time as coaches, assistants, or referees: Brad Franklin, Burnace Roberts, Tommy Peek, Tommy Bur rell, Freddy Robinson, Mike Bright, Danny Shook, Dan Peterson, Hayden Clark, Larry Oates, Alfred Elkens, Ken Howie, Crysta English, Susan Campfield, Kay Burnette, Ellen Roberts, Jackie Green, Cathy Colquitt, Robyn Wal drup, and Bruce Ledford. Beacon Athletic Association would like to take this oppor tunity to thank the Swan nanoa School, custodians. Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd for their help and patience concerning the program. Cantrell, USAF Trains For Photography Airman Larry C. Cantrell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Cantrell of Route 1, Black Mountain, has been graduat ed from a U. S. Air Force technical school at Lowry AFB, Colo. He was trained as a photographer. The airman is a 1966 grad uate of Charles D. Owen High School. brary in honor of the former principal, hangs in the music section. A teacher committee for the library with Lou Lind say as chairman and a com mittee of Ruth Gilbert and Ruth Cunningham aided in this project also and funds from all available sources poured into the library for its improvement. Following a bid for ac creditation with the N. C. Li brary, about 1962, the school was given funds for a full time librarian and Sara Dill ingham was employed in mid year. She completed the year and shortly thereafter Mrs. Pollard, who had been libra rian at Biltmore Elementary School for several years, came to Black Mountain. Through the years after Mrs. Pollard came to the lo cal school the library grew so that the committee felt that it must be moved into larger quarters. To house the expanding library three class rooms on the first floor were rearranged to accommodate books, audio-visual materials, music records and albums. At the present time there is no finer library for school use than the one in this local school, it is one of the most modern material centers for student use in the state the Engaged Mr. and Mrs. Ted Fussell of Black Mountain announce the engagement of their daugh ter, Dorothy Fussell, to Sp/4 Michael Sugg of Ayden, North Carolina. Miss Fussell is a junior at Memorial Mis sion School of Nursing in Asheville. Mr. Sugg is in the Army, stationed in Thailand. He is t'he nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pittman, also of Black Mountain. Wedding plans are incomplete at this time. Jaycees To Hold Election The Black Mountain Jay cecs will meet Monday night. Arril 15, for an election of officers. The following can didates are: president. Car! Rartlett and Tom Blizarri; first vice pre ident, Jim Hutto; second vice president, Dar.ny Pressley; secretary, Doug Harrell; treas irer. Frank Alh’son; s ate director, Charlie Hicks; two seats on the board ol' directors Mike Allison, Bill Buchanan. Larry Boone and Archie Ruppe. Doug Harrell is a'so run ning for s'ate vice president of this reg'ijn, which consirts of about 18 clubs. Ail Jaycees are urged to attend this important meet ing. principal stated in his clos ing remarks. The Rev. Baine Laye spoke briefly in honor of the many teachers and parents who have worked and given through the years of this school. As Christ spent only about three years of His life in preaching and teaching prior to his crucifixion at the age of 33, and spread a gospel that has influenced the world, so in a smaller way and in a limited area, did Mrs. Pollard influ ence others through her sin cerity, love and Christian ex ample in this community. Mr. Laye is pastor of the Black Mountain Methodist Church, of which Mrs. Pollard was an active member. It is very fitting and ap propriate that Mrs. Pollard should be so remembered by those with whom she worked and taught. Dr. G. Cook President Of Christmount The Board of Directors of Christmount Christian As sembly at a recent meeting appointed Dr. Gaines M. Cook to serve as President of the Assembly effective Sep tember 1, 1968, a position which has been held by Gil bert S. Willey since Septem ber 1, 1965. Dr. Cook retired in June, 1964, from 18 years of serv ice as executive secretary of the International Convention of Christian Churches (Dis ciples of Christ), one of the leading positions in the Brotherhood. He and Mrs. Cook recently have built an attractive home on the As sembly grounds. Dr. Cook, will bring to the assembly’s chief administra tive position a breadth of ex perience which will be of great value to the future de velopment of Christmount. He is well known for his pi oneering work in the forma tive years of the World Coun cil of Churches and the Na tional Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. He is now serving his fourth year as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Christ mount and is intimately ac quainted with the current pro gram and projected plans. During these four years Dr. Cook has served also as in terim pastor in the Christian Churches in Houston, Texas; Miami, Fla.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Black Mountain, N. C.; and is currently serving the First Christian Church in Pekin, 111. He and Mrs. Cook will re turn to their home the earlv part of May where they will remain to participate in the events of the summer confer ence season at Christmount. The Cooks have identified themselves with the life of the Black Mountain-Asheville area in many ways. They are members of the Black Moun tain Garden Club, the Swan nanoa Valley Chapter of American Assocition of Re tired Persons and the Friends of the Library. Mrs. Cook is a member of the local Wo mans Club and is active in the newly formed Ai't League. Dr. Cook is a member of the B'ack Mountain - Swannanoa Kiwanis Club, and has re cently completed a year’s service as chairman of the Western North Carolina Chapter of U.N.A.-U.S.A. SAVE SUNDAY, APRIL 2S, 1968, 3 p. m. Millsaps Singers To Give Concert Here The Millsaps Singers, on tour from Millsans College Jackson, Miss., are appearing in concert in nine Southern States from Virginia to Louisiana. Fourteen members of the Singers represented the choir on an ove.seas tour of the Caribbean this summer. Their voices may be heard on several long-play recovt's. Directed by Leland Hyler, the choir will present a concert here at Black Mountain Methodist Church on Sunday, April 14, at7:30 p. m. Bank Receives Permission For New Branch Here The Bank of Asheville an nounced this morning that final approval had been re ceived from the Federal In surance Deposit Corporation for construction of a branch office at 116 Montreat Road. This is the Simpson prop erty located between Ingles Super Market and the A. E. Knoefel property. Approval of the North Carolina Banking Commission had been received some time ago. Architects have been in structed to go ahead with final plans and bank officials hope to complete the build ing and open for business late this year. REVIVAL SERVICES BEGIN SUNDAY AT GROVESTONE Revival services will begin Sunday morning, April 14, at the Grovestone Baptist Church with services each evening during the week at 7:30. The Rev. Nane Starnes, pastor of the West Asheville Baptist Church, will be the guest speaker. The Rev. G. Hanford Hamby, pastor, cordially in vites the public to attend. To Austria Miss Becky Burgess, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Worth Burgess of Black Mountain, will study abroad in Salzburg, Austria, this summer as part of the Experiment in Interna tional living sponsored by many U. S. colleges and uni versities. Miss Burgess, a junior at Duke University, will live with an Austrian family while attending classes at the Uni versity of Salzburg. She will be taking an advanced Ger man course and a course in Austrian and Middle Euro pean Culture. She will de part from Toronto, Canada, June 25 and return August 20. At Duke Miss Burgess serves as Program Chairman for the Science Corridor, a living-learning group of girls interested in science, and was recently elected President of Phi Mu Sorority for the com ing year. In Black Mountain Miss Burgess is a regular ex hibitor at area horse shows and an active worker on the Black Mountain Horse Show Committe. She is a graduate of Charles D. Owen High School. GARDEN DIVISION PLANS TOUR OF BOTANICAL GARDENS The Garden Division of the Black Mountain Woman’s Club is planning a tour of the Asheville-Biltmore Botan ical Gardens on Wednesday. April 17. Club members and their friends are to meet at the parking lot of the Ashe ville Federal Savings at 10 a.m., in order to pool cars. Dr. E. L. Demmon, president of the Asheville-Biltmore Botan ical Society, will conduct the tour. Kay Willet Wins Ribbon In 4-H Show Buncombe County 4-H Tal ent Show was held at David Mil’ard High School, with 75 members participating in the urogram. Kay Willet repre s nted the Valley Raven Club with baton twirling, she re ceiv'd a red ribbon for her ar\ Refreshments were serv ed to the 250 persons attend ing. Mrs. Howard Willet attend ed the community 4-H lead e-V meeting. The leaders of the county discussed the 4-H CBizenhip Short Course which is held in Washington, D. C.. each summer. It was decided to send one boy and one girl from the county. The camping program, and a 4-H loade’s’ council was discussed. The leaders’ council was not accepted at this time. It was decided to wait another year before participating in the ex change of 4-H members with another state during the sum mer. Florida was chosen as the exchange state. Handicapped twins Sammy, left and Kenny Query, 10, are serving as 1968 North Carolina Easter Seal Children. Pictured here with State Eastern Seal Appeal Chairman Jim Beatty, they are the tons of Mr. and Mrs. Alex M. Query of Charlotte. They represent more than 3,000 handicapped North Carolinians who receive Easter Seal services. The fund appeal began March 7, and will continue until April 14, Eas ter Sunday. GAMMA PI Gamma Pi chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met in the home of Martha Rucker on Monday April 8. A pledge Ritual was_ conducted for new mem bers Pat Koontz and Barbara Boltin. President Lydia Hicks discussed the Founder’s Day Dinner and Dance to be held at Grove Park Inn on Satur day, April 27. Twelve chap ters from the Asheville area will participate in this event. The program “Nature” was discussed by Shirley Atkins. Observing Nature was man’s Christian WomenToHear Mrs. Guder The April meeting of the Christian Women’s Club will be held Thursday, April 18, at Grove Park Inn. A buffet luncheon will be served at 11:30 a. m. Reservations may be made by calling Mrs. Glenn Matter of Black Mountain, or Mrs. Millie Nodecker of Asheville. Mrs. Eileen Guder of Hol lywood, Calif., will speak to the group. Mrs. Guder, author and speaker, bring into focus through her writing and speaking the tested reactions and results of active partici pation in the life and leader ship of her church over a pe riod of many years. Puritan Furniture Co., of Fletcher, N. C., will have as a special feature Springtime Interiors. The public is invited to at tend. The Hook Shell Been to the new library yet? These books may now be ebooked out: Fiction Thorpe —- Mary Dutton; Shady Grove — Janice Holt Giles; The Masqueraders — Georgette Heyer; Royal Es cape— Georgette Heyer, and The Shadow Wife — Dorothy Eden. Mystery Woman On the Roof—Mig non G. Eberhardt. Biography Barbary General, the ]:fe of William H. Eaton -— Sam uel Edwards, and A Sort of Saga—Bill Mauldin. Nm-Fiction Handbook of Model Rock etry—G. Harry Stine; Isles of the South Pacific — Na tional Geographic Society; Ancient China — Time-Life; Thailand, Burma, Laos and Cambodia—John Cady; Artil lery of the Press: Its InfUi ence On American Foreign Policy—James Barrett Res ton; National Park Guide — Rand McNally; The Norma! Woman—Madeline Gray; Of Men and Rivers — Virginia Eifert, and South-East Asia — a Short History — Brian Harrison. earliest conscious pursuit on Earth. He organized his life after the living image of the world about him. He took the cunning of the weak and the power of the strong and made wings of his own in imitation of the swiftest. Now, thinking he knows all the secrets he has turned a way from his models....yet there are still those who seek knowledge and appreciation of nature in our forest and valleys, mountains and plains. What they observe they trans late into words and pictures. Their discoveries arouse our desire for adventure and their knowledge our interest. But their patient endeavors awaken more than. curiosity in us; they create a love of all living creatures, the be ginning of understanding. It isn’t necessary to travel farther than our own back yards to study and observe Nature. WSCS ELECTS The Wesleyan Service' Guild met April 1, 1968 in the home of Mrs. Andy Milo vitz. Dr. Howard Kester present ed a very informative pro gram on the subject of “Be ing With People Who Hurt.” The nominating committee presented the following slate of officers for the coming year. President, Mrs. Ila Pinyan.. Vice President, Mrs. Lores Whitaker. Recording Secretary, Mrs. Pat Koontz. Treasurer, Mrs. Alberta Smith. Membership Chairman, Mrs, A. J. Kerlee. Spiriteral Life Chairman, Mrs. Catherine Hyder. Local Church Relations Chairman, Mrs. Margie Pitt man. CALENDAR FOR WEEK OF April 11-17 THE GARDEN DIVISION of the Woman’s Club will make a tour of the Asheville Biltmore Botanical Garden on Wednesday, April 17. Meet at the parking lot of the Asheville Federal Savings at 10 a. m., to plan a car pool. MILLSAPS SINGERS to give a concert in the Black Mountain Methodist Church, Sunday night at 7:30 p. m. Public invited. S P A G H ETTI SUPPER,, sponsored by the Junior Wo man s Club Friday night* April 19 from 5:30 to 8 p. m.,. at the Black Mountain Club House. Adult tickets will be $1.25 and children $75 cents. Call Mrs. Jack Lunsford for tickets 669-7006. GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES at 12:05, Black Mountain Methodist. Church. The Rev Oden T atham, pastor of the First Christian Church will be the sneaker. Special music by Dav“ pelletier. EASTER SUNRISE SERV ICE, April 14, also for the community, will be at 6 a. m., at the W.N.C. Sanatorium grounds, speaker for this service the Rev. L. B. Laye, pastor of the Black Mountain Methodist Church.