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VOLUME 23 BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 28711 THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1969 10 PAGES TODAY 4?23 4 NO. 20 10 Cents Per Copy Newly Elected Mason Officers Mxnnnat r ■ lAV'flHHMMm Recently elected officers of the 1969 Black Mountain Lodge No. 663 AF & AM, (left to right): Frank R. Abernathy—install ing officer; James N. E. Helgreen—typer; W. R. Copeland— chaplain; Aaron Belt—steward; H. B. Robinson—treasurer; Roy Lee Russell—senior warden; ;George D. Tatham master; Edw. Buchanan—junior warden; E. A. Reed—senior deacon; Paul N. Wright—junior deacon; Clyde Watkins, marshall; Donald Bur gin—past master. Not in picture: James W. Owen—secretary: Fred Cornett—stewart. Peekin’ Through The\ KEYHOLE | • • • . With lib \ By E lizaheth Dinwiddie Keith I Irs. W. H. Linasey has n receiving treatment at norial Mission Hospital for past 10 days for injuries received in a fall at her le. She is getting along ely, and expects to return le this week. Ir. and Mrs. Charles E. ck) Brown and sons, Jeff Eddie have moved to Vi a, Ga., to make their le. Mr. Brown is plant lager for Georgia-Pacific nber Company, in Vi a. Mrs. Brown’s mother, i. Bessie E. Atkins went m with them for an indef e stay. lr. and Mrs. Hoy G. Burk ;er, who are temporarily ding at their home i n trlotte, spent the weekend their home at Christmount embly. ’isiting the F. Louis Grant lily and Mrs. Grant’s iher, Mrs. Alma Jo San s last weekend were: Mr. Mrs. Roger Kidd and dren, Julia and Jeffrey of ington, Ky., Mr. and Mrs. laid R. Parrish and family, )in, Scott and Letitia of olet, S. C., Mr. and Mrs. laid Ray and sons, Ronnie I Bruce of McColl, S. C. ter is Mrs. Sanders’ son Mrs. Parrish and Mrs. 1 uaugiikciB, r. and Mrs. Charles K. Ies and small daughter, have moved from gecrest Road to their re % purchased home on rd Street. Mr. Jones is ed of the Black Mountain ivs. Jrs. Laurence E. Brown Monday to visit her sis wh° is very ill in Sara i. Fla. Sgt. Robert Knupp has re ned to Columbus Air Force ,e’ Miss., after visiting his er> Alfred Knupp and „ relatives and friends “ugh the holidays. «iss Joyce C. Taylor, a ^ graduate of Charles D. * High School, is now ? student teaching at ' , Henderson High School. ndersonville. inc ^ylor ,is taking part tae winter quarter, 1Uai'y 3 through March 4, e student teaching pro Appalachian State ichfSlty’ Boone- She is the Dh 6T °,f Mr and MrS P" Taylor, Star Route, -£k Mountain. L. Dillard of Sylva, , /he weekend with Miss Lindsey, while viisting s‘ster, Mrs. W. H. Lind rint ?»-ls •a Patient at Me rial Mission Hospital. Johhra> Sergeant, Acie cialn8“I? has completed the r,„ ALr Force recruiter at Lackland Air Force e v,exa?' T/Sgt. Johnson’s e, Mardyn, is the daugh of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Jrr7 of Bla<lk Moun gt. Johnson will be an yille VC.™*61'’ in Fay' °vdy Sobol, who is in the ^ Reserve, left Monday k IOr six tYl fin f Vt O * iwnin n‘^/or six month s’ t r ain - .fort Leonard Wood, , oody was graduated Pi the it • ■ Kraaoatea olina H”1Vers‘ty of North ce thLChKaP?‘ Hil1 ‘n 1967. t vr. ? ”e kas been doing n SBchl“ate work in the South lSthe University odv ,ai°l,ria, Columbia. °dy is tK - . Lls the son of Mr. and p. - son i i»S:r„sr anU • axiiuaiea at Cr°Vla Bank and Company’s Insurance Department, Asheville, has been elected assistant vice president. Mr. Longcoy has been with Wachovia since 19C0. The Rev. Calvin Thielman. pastor of the Montreat Pres byterian Church, Montreat, was the speaker for a Prayer Breakfast for Men Wednes day morning in the Club Room of the S&W Cafeteria. Ashe ville. The United Methodist Men of Asheville District sponsor ed the program, to which men of all the churches were in vited to participate. Mrs. H. E. Stinchcomb spent the holidays with her niece and family, Mr. and Mrs. Earl NT. Fowler and twins, Carmen and Franklin, of Winston - Salem. Other guests of the Fowlers’ in cluded her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tapp and Mrs. Dewitt Tapp of Raeford. Mr. Tapp is Mrs. Stinchcomb’s brother and Mrs. Dewitt Tapp a sister-in-law. Miss Judy Fay Shepherd, a junior at the Charles D. Owen High School, was recently se lected as first place winner of the “Voice of Democracy” speech contest, sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post. No. 9157. Miss Shepherd is the daugh ter of Mrs. Pauline Shepherd of Swannanoa. Her speech has been taped and will be entered in the V.F.W.’s district contest. Other winners in the local contest were Miss Laura Vir ginia Gill, second place, and Miss Debra Lee Reed, third place winner. Dalton Honored By Scouts Mr. Lawrence Owenby, Scout Master of Troop 44 of the Boy Scouts of America, did honor to himself and to Scouting in a beautiful cere mony in the Kerlee Baptist Church last Sunday evening at the worship hour. After the Colors were advanced, a significant candle service, in dicating the charactertistics of a Scout and the Scout pledge, was presented. Then Mr. Owenby gave the virtues, benefits and responsibilities of Scouting. Danny with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Dalton, was escorted to the front to receive the highest honor Scouting offers, the God and Country Award. The Rev. E. F. Baker, interim pastor of the church, was asked to pre sent the award to Danny; and Danny was asked to pin the miniature pin upon his mother. Pastor Baker led the closing prayer. The service was of such an inspirational nature that some of the other Scouts commit ted themselves to the high task of earning the same award. The Scouts present were Lawrence Owenby, Scoutmas ter; Richard Scott, assistant Scoutmaster; Danny Dalton, Eagle; Ronnie Melin, Eagle; Gary' Morgan, Danny Alexan der, Steve Melin, Bruce Mor ris, all first class; Jimmy Tolly, also first class; Mike Raines and Jerry Slagle, sec ond class; David Livingston, Tender Foot. Area Men In Service Airman First Class Mickey O. Owen, son of Mr. and Mrs. O’Neal C. Owen of 118 Marion Ave., Swannanoa, N. C., has been graduated from a U. S. Air Force technical school at Lowry AFB, Colo He was trained as a missile guidance and control specialist and has been assigned to a unit of the Tactical Air Com mand at Seymour JohnsonAFB, N. C. The airman, a graduate of Charles D. Owen High School, earned his associates degree from Asheville - Buncombe Technical Institute in Ashe ville. N. C. Army Private William B. Pollard III, 21, whose father lives at 107 First St., Black Mountain, N. C. , completed an eight-week administration course Dec. 20 at Ft. Leonard Wood. Mo. He was trained in the pre paration of military records and forms. Instructions were also given in fundamentals of the Army filing system, typing and operation of office mach ines. James R. Beddingfield, 24, son of Mr and Mrs. John W. Beddingfield Sr., Black Moun tain, N. C., was commissioned an Army second lieutenant after graduating from the Infantry Officer Candidate School, Ft. Benning, Ga , Dec. 10. During the 23-week course, he was trained in leadership, tactics of small infantry units and use of infantry weapons. He also received instruction in mail and aerial photograph reading, guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency operations Lt. Beddingfield received his B,A. degree in 1967 from Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, N. C., and is a mem ber of Pi Kappa Alpha fra ternity. Marine Lance Corporal Alvin D. Grindstaff, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Grindstaff of Route 1, Old Fort, N. C,, was grad uated from the Non-Commiss ioned Officer’s Leadership School. The school, established by Marine Force Logistic Com mand (FLC), is conducted at the FLC’s Camp Books head quarters, eight miles northwest of Danang, Vietnam. Aimed at supplementing mi litary leadership skills nor mally gained through years of service, the course is open to both FLC personnel and th ose of other Marines units throughout the five northermost provinces o f South Vietnam. FLC is the largest supply, service and maintenance sup port organization in the Marine Corps. It supports Marine and Kepubllc of South Korea forces operating in Vietnam’s northernmost tactical zone. Marine Master Sergeant Wil liam M. Harrison of Rout'e 1, Swannanoa. N. C. , was pro moted to his present rank while serving with the First Marine Aircraft Wing in Vietnam. His promotion was based on time in service and rank, mili SEE SERVICEMEN (Continued on page 6) Mediterannean Travel Offered By Montreat REV. PAUL KERCHER A Mediterranean Travel Seminar will be offered this summer, Jun 4-25, by Mon treat-Anderson College. The seminar, under the leadership of the Rev. Paul Kercher, Pro fessor of Bible at Montreat Anderson, and the Rev. Hor ace H. Hilton, Jr., Pastor of the Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, may earn three semester hours credit for eligible students Mr. Kercher is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church, U. S., and holds the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Divinity, and Master of The ology degrees. Mr. Hilton, also an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church, U.S. is uniquely qualified for the tour with fifteen years experience conducting study tours of the Near East and Mediterranean world. Any student qualifying for enrollment at Montreat-Ander son must check with his or her Individual school if credit is desired. Students or non student, not wishing college credit, but ser iously interested in the purpose and program of the seminar may participate. Participants will become ac quainted with the environment of the beginnings of the Judaeo Christian heritage by visiting the countries and sites in which the crucial events of its his tory took place . The semi nar will provide a laboratory of history with the opportunity to study and examine the art ifacts of Israel’s ancient his tory, manuscripts of the first century, and the ruins of one of Herod’s fortresses. The itinerary includes a tour of Athens, Corinth, Rome, Cairo, Beirut, Baalbek, Dam ascus, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Tiberius and a final three-day tour of beautiful Paris. Created by the International Travel Club, Charlotte, N. C. the tour group will travel by Olympic Airways. Total cost of the tour, including trans portation, hotels, meals, sight seeing fees, tips and taxes, is $997.00 from New York. Inquiries should be made to Mr. Paul Kercher, Montreat anderson College, Montreat, N. C. 28757---P, O. Box 187. Woodmen Install *69 Officers < The Swannanoa Black Mt. Woodmen of tne World installed their new officers on Monday night at the Woodmen Bldg. The Ladies Court was installed at the same meeting in a very colorful and impressive cere mony. Field Rep. Joe S. Porcher Installed the officers. The officers in Men’s camp for 1969 are; Past President, Floyd C. Morgan; President, William B, Kuykendall, Vice President, jerry F, Penland; Treasurer, Charles F. English; Recording Secretary, Ephream M. Robin son; Escort, William B, Mor row; Watchman, Larry Green; Centry, Ross Justus; Drill Capt., Jay Hollifield. The officers in the Ladies Court for 1969 are; Past Presi dent, Delia Morrow; President, Mary Green; Vice President, Dorcas Hollifield; Treasurer, Angelin Burgess;Escort,Ethell Porcher; Watchman, Maggy Ballard; Musician, Jean Ram sey. The men’s camp will meet every first and third Monday night at 7:00 p.m. The Ladies Court will meet the first Tuesday in the month at 7;00 p.m. The Boys of the Woodmen Rangers will meet every 2nd and 4th Monday at 6:30 p.m. Non-Western Culture To Be Studied At W. W. During the second semester which began January 13,Warren Wilson College will again offer, as part of its core program, a course which proved during its initial year to be most stim ulating. This course, A Study of a Non -Western Culture - India, is attended by all Juniors. While a faculty committee has done the basic plans and pro vids discussion group leader ship, most of the class pre sentations will be made by out standing guest lecturers from Duke University, Wake Forest, Skidmore College , New York and other institutions. Warren Wilson is fortunate that again this year the major cost of the course is being absorbed by the U. S. Office of Education through a great under Title III of the Higher Education Act. Duke Univer sity provides the central core of lecturers from its Program of Cooperative Studies of South Asia. The lectures will be given on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 1:30 - 2:30. Interes ted persons from the Black Mountain area are cordially in vited to attend. Study of a Non-Western Cul ture is one of the final steps Calendar Of Events If you were handed an exam ination with the following names o n it and asked to Identify each o f them and the contri butions each of them made to America sn America and the world, could you answer? Harriett Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglas, and Charles Drew. Perhaps the majority of our citizens could not, but all of them made lasting contributions to humanity, and particularly to Amerlfta’s progress ana prestige. February 3rd, at 8:00 p.m. at the Black Mountain Library, the Friends of the Library will present Mrs. David Hempleman and students from Warren Wil son Collage in a special Negro History Program During their presentation, many of the fore mentioned persons will be dis cussed, along with many others. You are invitad to attend this meeting and thereby become better acquainted with what the American Negro has done for America and for humanity ar ound tha wo'dd. Don’t forget, February 3, at 8:00 is the date and time. The Educational Room of the Black Mountain Library is the place “Journey to the Canadian In dians” will be the topic of the illustrated Bible teaching and missionary message to be presented at the auditorium of Asheville Federal Savings and Loan Association, State at Dougherty, Black Mountain, N. C. on Monday, January 20, at 7:30 p.m. The Rev. Arthur Houk extends a welcome in vitation to everyone to come and hear this outstanding Bible teaching message illustrated with beautifully colored pic tures of the Canadian Indians. The pictures show much of the work of the faithful fun damental Bible believing mis sionarier at the Six Nations Indian Reservation in Ontario, Canada. Black Mountain Lodge 663, AF & AM will hold an emer gent communication for con ferring 3rd degrees on Friday night, January 17 at 7:30 p.m. All Master Masons are urged to attend. Refreshments will be served. Last Thursday noon, local Kiwanians heard Rev. Cecil Myrick describe his duties as co-ordinator of Inner-City mi nistries of the Methodist Church in Charlotte. Rev. My rick told how urban renewal plans have created new pro blems as well as progress in Charlotte. The club also received a ne\ member, Rev. Ed Alexander Minister of Music and Youtl Director at First Baptist Ch urc h of Black Mountain. Hi was inducted by Dr, Gaine: Cook and welcomed by Klwani; president Culver Smith. in Warren Wilson's Core Pro gram, a central sequence of courses which was designed to give students the breadth of background and outlook which is the hallmark of a liberal edu cation. The purpose of this particular course is not only to introduce students to a cul ture very different from their own, but also to acquaint them with some of the basic tech niques applicable to the study of any non-western culture. At the same time it is hoped that a close look at another culture may bring features of western culture into better perspective. In keeping with these general objectives, the course will begin with a section on why and how westerners should study non - western cultures. The opening lectures this year will be given by Dr. Yu-kang Chu, professor of Asian Studies and Education at Skidmore Col lege, Saratoga Springs, New York. Born in China where he received his early education, Dr. Chu has initiated several Asian Studies programs in this country, including one at Skid more. and he has become a widely recognized authority in the field of international edu cation. Following thi.s introductory unit, the course will give con sideration to the physical and economic geography of South Asia. Next will come a more substantial unit concerned with the political and religious heri tage of that part of the world. These Units will be followed by presentations on the liter ature, music, dance and art of India, and by a concentra tion on village and urban life, including the problems of lan guage, agriculture, population control, industrialization and education which India faces in its efforts to provide a better life for its citizens. Dr. H. Patrick Sullivan, As sociate Professor of Co, parative Religions at Duke Uni versity, will return for five presentations this year. These will include a lecture on the pre-aryian period of Indian his tory and four lectures on In dian religions. Dr. Sullivan’s wealth of experience, much of it acquired in India, together with his ability to arouse and stimulate an audience made him one of last year’s most pop ular lecturers. Also making multiple ap pearances will be Dr. Joseph DiBona of Duke’s Department of Education. Dr. DiBona, who is serving as the Duke Co ordinator for this year’s co urse, will lecture on Gandhi and on education and urbani zation in India. Lectures scheduled for Jan uary are as follows: January 22 - “How to Study a Foreign Culture” - Dr. Yu kuang Chu, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York January 22 - “India’s Geo graphical Context” - Dr. Wal lace Reed, Department of Eco nomics, Duke University January 24 - “India’s Eco nomic Geography” - Dr. Wal lace Read January 27 - “Pre-Aryan and Vedic Culture History” - Dr. H. Patrick Sullivan, Depart ment o f Religion, Duke Uni versity January 29 - “The Maury ian and Gupta Periods” - Dr. B. G. Gokhale, Department of Asian Studies, Wake Forest University January 30 - “The Muslim Empire and Mughal Rulers” Dr. B. G. Gokhale The lectures will be given from 1:30 to 2;30 in Bannerman lecture Hall. The public is cordially invited to share in them. Deaver — Franklin Promoted JERRELL DEAVER MRS. FRANKLIN jerrell M. Denver, former head of the Bank of Asheville’s Swannanoa Office, has been named manager of the bank’s new Biltmore Office. He has been succeeded at Swannanoa by Mrs. Mary B. Franklin, formerly assistant manager. Initially, Denver will super vise construction of the Bilt more Office. The new office, to be located at 124 Henderson ville Road, will open this spring. Deaver, who has been with the bank since Sept, of 1961, a member of the Asheville Junior Chamber of Commerce and treasurer of the Asheville Chapter of the American Insti tute of Banking. He attended Mars Hill College and this sum mer and will geaduate from the School of Consumer Banking at the University of Virginia, a three - year graduate level program. Mrs. Franklin, in her n assignment, will be responsib for both loan and operational activities at the Swannanoa Of fice. A native of Swannanoa, she entered the banking field in i 1954 with Swannanoa Bank & , Trust Company, which was i merged into the Bank of Ashe • vill e in 1965. She is active i in a number o f community > organizations and is a mem > ber of Swannanoa Methodist Ch urch. Enka Sales Highest In 40 Year History A sharp turnaround in its business in 1968 lifted Ameri can Enka Corporation’s sales and earnings to the highest levels in the Company s 40 year history, Claude Ramsey president, announced today Net Income for the vear in creased bv 83 percent to a record $19,639,000, or $3.61 per share, comparad with $10, 736,000, or $2.01 per share, in 1967. The 1968 net income is af’ar deducting the Federal surtax which was equivalent to an additional 35 cents per share. The Company's record earn ings were achieved on a 28 percent rise in sales to a new high of $238,620,000, up from $186,000,000 the year before. The sales increase of $52,620, 000 represented a new high in year-to-year gains. Progressive improvement in the Company's business was shown throughout the year, with the final 16 weeks contributing sales of $80,622,000 compared with $64,302,000 in the prior year Net income for this period rose to $7,450,000, or $1.39 a share, from $4,088,000, or 76 cents per share in the final period of 1967. As a result of improved de mand for nylon filament yarns and the future outlook for poly ester yarns and fiber, Mr. Ramsey said that the Company has undertaken expansions which will increase its poten tial sales carnet* y by more than $40 million. When completed late In 1969, the expanded fa cilities will raise Enka’s manu facturing capacity to about 400 million pounds of nylon, rayon, and polyester yarns and fibers. Mr. Ramsey reported that the Company operated near ca pacity througho.it the year tor most of Us principal textile products--nylon and rayon fil ament yarns and rayon staple fiber Shipments of polyester textile yarns showed improve ment and the Company’s nev polyester staple fiber gaines increased acceptance. A1 - though there is currently an excess of polyester staple cap acity, the Company believes that a tremendous growth po tential exists for this fiber Demand for textile rayon fil ament yarn was strong through out the year AUhougn indus trial rayon yarn prices and earnings were unsatisfactory shipments ware appriximatel; 20 percent greater than the yea] before, principally as a resul of increased demand for tirei ’or new cars. Gains in the Company’s yarn and fibers business more tha offset depressed conditions i the wire and cable divtsio which operated at an unsatls factory level throughout th year However, this divtsic reported increased sales of Ir dustrial control cable and if dicated that a recently-deve oped line of products for cab television provides promtsii growth potential. Adverse eft cts of the protracted copper strike in 1967-58 are gradually subsiding, and a return to more normal conditions should be come apparent in the wire and cable industry In 1969. Stockholders of the Company at their annual meeting on March 12, will vote on a pre viously reported proposal to split the common shares on a three-for-two basis. This will increase the number of issued shares from 5,421,792 to 8,132,688 An increased quarterly dividend rate re cently authorized will be equi valent to 25 cents on the split shares. Stockholders will also vote on proposals to Increase the authorized common stock to 20,000,000 shares and cre ate a new issue of 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock which may be issued from time to time in one or more series. Taylors Head Reception Rep. and Mrs. Roy A. Taylor of Black Mountain, will head the receiving line here Sun. day at a reception in the historic Congressional Club, of which Mrs. Taylor is presi dent. The reception will honor new members of Congress, includ ing 38 newly elected members of the House of Representatives and their wives, and 15 newly elected senators and their wives. The Congressional Club is composed o f wives of mem bers of Congress and women members of Congress, wives of members of the Supreme Court and the Cabinet. Honor ary members are the First Lady, the wife of the Vice President and the Speaker of the House, or their official hostesses. Mrs. Taylor, wife of the 11th District representative, will step down next Friday as the 32 nd president of the club, which is the only club to be chartered by an Act of Con gress. New officers will be elected for two-year terms on > Wednesday, and Installed on Friday. i 1 A native of Leicester, N. C. I Mrs. Taylor was the first mem II ber o f the Club from North Carolina to serve as its presl * dent, although a former resi n dent of Asheville, the late Mrs. " Peter Goelet Gerry of Rhode Island, served as its president in 1927-28 when her husband e was a member of the Senate. lg Mrs. Gerry was the widow of *' George W. Vanderbilt.
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