DEVOTED 100% TO OUR COMMUNITY-THE GROWING SWANNANOA VALLEY
Volume 24 No. 34
Thursday, April 24, 1969
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.With Lib 1
By E lizabeth Dinwiddie Keith
fred P. Higginbotham was
among the western North Caro
lina Masons receiving the 32nd
Degree in the Ancient and Ac
cepted Scottish Rite of Freema
sonry, recently in Asheville.
The' class was made up of
members from the 19 counties
that make up the Valley of
Asheville in the Organization.
j. C. Champion received word
that his brother, D. R. Champ
ion of Washington, N. C., had
died unexpectedly. Funeral
services were held Wednesday
afternoon, April 23.
Mr. and Mrs. Val A. Lee
have arrived from Jacksonville,
Fla., to spend the summer at
their home on Greenbrier Road.
Mrs. Sanchez Williamson at
tended the Asheville Business
and Professional Women’s Club
golden anniversary celebration
last week in the Gold Room of
Battery Park Hotel. Mrs. Wil
liamson is Western Area Vice
president.
Lonnie Gould has returned
after spending several weeks
with members of his family and
friends in the eastern part of
the state.
Mrs. Fred Parker spent last
weekend in Lebanon, Ohio, with
members of her family. She
made the trip by plane.
Miss Connie Dougherty of
Black Mountain was the guest
speaker at the April 17 meet
ing of the Colonial Literary
Club held at the home of Mrs.
T. P. Richardson, Jr. of Mont
ford Avenue, in Asheville, N. C.
She spoko in detail about her
work m cupter ona.v»»;j.,fig, il
lustrating her talk with samples
of each step used in the proce
dure, from the beginning to the
finished piece.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Kemp,
of Oak Forest, and Mr. and
Mrs. Lowell Smith of Enka,
were last Saturday guests of the
Jack Spiveys in the new home
in Meadowbrook.
Mrs. Betty Summey and Mrs.
G)al Grove represented the
Black Mountain PTA at the
State PTA Convention in Char
lotte, from Tuesday t o
Thursday of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Allen
of 48 Coleman Ave., Asheville,
parents of Mrs. W.M. Styles
celebrated their fiftieth wed
ding anniversary last Sunday
afternoon at "Rangoon,” the
Style’s home on Lytle Cove
Road. Friends cailed from
3 to 5 p.m.
Mr. Allen served for thrity
six years as Boy Scout Exec
utive of the Daniel Boone
Council.
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Daugh
erty have returned from a visit
with their son and family. Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Daugherty,
Chuck and Herby of Henderson
ville, Tenn., and Mrs. Daugh
erty’s sister, Mrs. 0. C. Min
atre of Franklin, Tenn. They
also went to Florence, Ala., to
visit Dr. Daugherty’s brother,
T. H. Daugherty.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Chas
teen and sons, Louis and Britt,
spent the weekend with Mr.
Chasteen’s sister, Mrs. C. T.
Burnette of Springfield, Va.,and
Mrs. James Durham of Fair
fax, Va. They also visited the
National Zoo in Washington,
D. C., and were there for the
Cherry Blossom Festival.
Mrs. T. V. Lusk has returned
from a visit with her sister,
Mrs. I. D. Hiscock and family
in cnarieston, s. C. Two other
sisters, Mrs. Margaret Dyer
of Lansing, Mich., and Mrs.
Leonard Surles of Delray
Beach, Fla., were also there.
Gi the way home Mrs. Lusk
stopped in Greenville, S. C.,
for an overnight visit with Mrs.
Gladys Morris, a former nurse
at VA Hospital, Oteen.
Town Voices
In My Opinion . . .
JOE BULLOCK STATES that
there are so many things to be
for that there is no need to be
against anything. Yesterday has
Past and we need only to look to
the future and work on it today.
This applies to the betterment
of the Town of Black Mountain
as well as the Swannanoa Valley.
(Ed. note - Joe’s actively look
ing to the future as he announced
his candidacy on Monday for city
Alderman.)
MRS. BARBARA HELGREEN
says the best thing to help the
growth and betterment of the
Town of Black Mountain would
be to extend the city limits
so more people could become
personally involved in the af
fairs of the town.
Mrs.Margaret slagle de
sires to be resident of the
Town of Black Mountain for
many reasons — the most im
portant being, having the right
to vote and having a voice in
what goes on in the Town of
“lack Mountain.
MRS.NAOMI BRIGMAN THINKS
■at last week’s editorial was
me best to appear in the NEWS
stnce she’s been reading it.
Marcus begley feels that
01 many years the city limits
,!ave needed to be extended and
mat offices for five alderman
■eeded to be created,
o. note - This has just been
mKen care of in the March
eeting of the Town Council.)
^ R. C. MOSS SEES a net
\J new blood in city goverr
. ent. Mr. Moss believes tin
“tack Mountain is not reachir
Potential as a tourii
Tn because of the lack <
>, r®st of the town’s peoph
l6nn|hmkS U iS time that 11
°P e speak out and not t
maid of city Hall.
Sheldon earley pro
raffi synchronization of the
X 1 fh‘s to help the traf
itdit Ua 10n’ Also an additional
. Ridgeway and state
o L s ls neec)ed. In regards
e uPcoming election, he
Lakey Gap
Revival Begins
April 27
Among the special selections
of music and song who are sing
ing for the revival meeting,
beginning April 27th, are: the
young people of the church, the
“Joybells,” Riceville Quar
tette, Dave Pelletier, Nesbitt
Chapel Young People, Vance
Avenue Baptist Church Quar
tette, the Rev. and Mrs. Edgar
Ferrell, the “Happy Hearts”
Quartette, the Church of God
Trio, and others.
The services begin at 7:30.
The Rev. Charles McNutt of
Roanoke, Va. is the evangelist.
He has conducted over 80 re
vivals, and has been blessed
of the Lord with tremendous
success. All are cordially in
vited for a real blessing. Come
and find a answer to some of
life’s most perplexing prcb
lems.
Eight New Candidates
File For Town Election
Louis Ladner
Mr. Louis E. Ladner of 100
Short Street, Black Mountain
has announced his candidacy
for the office of Alderman in
the May 6 Municipal Election.
Mr. Ladner, if elected, hopes
to further community progress
which he feels has been at a
standstill. He sees a need for
enforced dog laws and an im
proved program for the upkeep
of the streets in the town.
“I believe its time for new
people with new ideas to move
this community in the direction
of progress.”
Mr. Ladner, an employee ol
the Black Mountain Lumber Co.
for the past 8 1/2 years, is
a native of Gulfport, Miss. He
graduated from St. John's High
School and attended Perkinston
Jr. College. He has served in
the U. S. Navy for 2 1/2 years.
Mr. Ladner vii hi; wife,
Nancy, have three children. He
is a member of the First Bap
tist Church of Black Mountain.
Donald Bailey
Mr. Donald L. Bailey has
announced his candidacy for the
office of Alderman in the up
coming Municipal Election to
be held May 6.
Mr. Bailey, a native of New
Castle, Pennsylvania, is cur
rently General Manager of Ra
dio Station WFGW-WMIT. He
has been a homeowner in Black
Mountain for the past eight
years, residing with his family
at 101 Hilltop Road.
He has served as president
of the Black Mountain PTA,
Charity Horse Show Corpora
tion, and Friends of the Li
brary. He is a member of
the First Baptist Church, and
is currently serving as an ac
tive Deacon and Superintendent
of the Young Adult Department.
Mr. Bailey appeared in the
publication “Outstanding Young
Men Of America” in 1967.
He attended Houghton College
and Bob Jones University.
Don makes the following
statement, “Any citizen of a
community has a certain re
sponsibility for active partici
pation in its affairs, with this
in mind, I offer myself as a
candidate for the office of Al
derman in the town of Black
Mountain. If elected, Ipromise
honesty and efficiency true to
the non-partisan office of Al
derman.”
William Hickey
William “Bill” Hickey, re
tired cashier and vice-presi
dent of the Black Mountain
Branch of the Northwestern
Bank, announces his candidacy
for the office of Alderman in the
May 6 Municipal Election. Mr.
Hickey states that he is not
enough a politician to give you
evasive answers to your ques
tions, or make you vagueprom
ises about things that both you
and lie know cannot be accom
plished. He says that if the
people of Black Mountain see fit
to elect him, he will see that
they will get the honest, open
and efficient town government
that they, as tax payers,
deserve.
Mr. Hickey is presently
Chairman of the Board of The
Black Mountain Branch of the
Northwestern Bank. He is also
a Director of the Black Mountain
Chamber of Commerce, a mem
ber of the Lions Club of which
he is presently Treasurer, and
a member of the United Meth
odist Church, serving as a
Trustee and teacher cf the Adult
Sunday School class.
Mr. Hickey is a graduate of
Duke University and a former
teacher in the Mitchell County
Public Schools.
Joseph Bullock
Joseph (Joe) B. Bullock an
nounces his candidacy for Al
derman in the Black Mountain
election to be held on Tues
day, May 6.
Joe has been a resident of
the community since 1952, and
had been interested in com
munity affairs, progress and
lack of progress since his mov
ing here.
Mr. Bullock was born in Sake
View, S. C. , August 9, 1907,
He graduated from Sake View
High School jmd the Army Sig
nal Corps Electronics Techni
cal and Communications Scho
ols.
After 16 years, he retired
from the Army as a Brigade
Communications Officer. In
1960 he retired from the Vet
erans Administration after 13
years as a manual arts ther
apist.
Mr. Bullock is past presi
dent of the Kiwanis and is
presently Secretary-Treasurer
of the club. He is also trea
surer and committee member
of Boy Scout Troop #25, and is
a member of the First Bap
tist Church and Sunday School
of Black Mountain. _
Harvey Culberson
Harvey B. Culberson, 305
Mountain Street announced his
candidacy for Mayor in the
Black Mountain Municipal E
lection, Tuesday, May 6.
Mr. Culberson, local agent
for Southern Railway at Black
Mountain for the past nine
years, has 50 years of service
with this company, and will be
retiring in the next few weeks.
Having always been inter
ested in municipal affairs, but
being handicapped by railroad
duties, Mr. Culberson now feels
that ample time can be given
to duties of this office, and
he pledged diligent attention to
the duties of Mayor if elected.
Mr. Culberson attended Mur
phy High School and also took
Business Accounting courses.
Mr. Culberson has m ade
Black Mountain his permanent
home for the past eight years.
C.V. Nanney
Upon announcing his candi
dacy for Alderman in the May,
G Municipal Election, Mr. G.V.
Nanney pledged, if elected, “to
work for the welfare of the
Town and its tax payers.” Mr.
Nanney has been a resident of
Black Mountain for 56 years.
Besiles working as a carpen
ter since he moved to Black
Mountain, Mr. Nanney also was
employed by the Town for 7
years.
Mr. Nanney was born in what
was at that time McDowell, but
is now Buncombe County. Heat
tended public school in Broad
River Township.
Mr. Nanney is a member of
the woodmen of the World, and
belongs to the First Baptist
Church of Black Mountain.
Chester T. Sobol Jr.
Chester T. Sobol, Jr. an
nounced on Friday his candi
dacy for Alderman in the Black
Mountain Municipal Election to
be held May 6.
Tom is a native of Black
Mountain and is Sales Manager
with Morgan Manufacturing Co.,
Inc. He received his A. B.
degree from East Carolina U
niversity. While at East Caro
lina, he was active in Student
Government affairs-serving as
Senator and Vice-Chairman ol
the Honor Council. He is list
ed in “Who’s Who” among stu
dents in American Colleges and
Universities.
Tom is an active member in
St. Margaret Mary’s Church
and is Chairman of the Steer
ing Committee to promote and
establish a recreational club in
Black Mountain. His profes
sional affiliations include the
American Management Associ
ation. He is a committee mem
ber of Precinct #2 and served
as Judge in the 1968 County,
State and National Elections.
Mr. Bailey is married to the
former Beverly Byrd and they
have one son, C. T. Sobol, m.
Dr. James Love
Dr. James H. Love announced
on Monday, April 14, his can
didacy for alderman in the Mun
icipal Election U, *e held Taes- I
day, May 6.
Dr. Love, a Black Mountain
dentist, has been a resident of
Black Mountain for the past 20
years. The NEWS carried the
announcement of Dr. Love’s
candidacy in last week's edition.
Tyson Will Not
Seek Re-Election
(Ed. note-Mr. A. F. “Bubby”
Tyson will not seek re-election.
The following is his statement
to the NEWS.)
I have decided not to run
for the Towu Council again.
The town as a whole has made
progress over the past 10 years.
There are certain parts, such
as the downtown business sec
tion that have not kept pace.
This has been a disappointment
to me. I think it is time that
the individual property owners’
take a good hard look at his
or her business property and
either improve it or offer it
to the Town for demolition and
use of the space for parking or
resale. At the present it does
not look like we can get any
federal help to accomplish
downtown renovation. We are
going to have to do it our
selves, and if we can, that’s
a better way.
1 want to thank all of you
who gave me the opportunity
to serve as a town councilman
over the past 10 years.
Alfred F. “Bub” Tyson
Begley , Stone
Seek Re-Election
Marcus Begley
Marcus Begley incumbent
member of the Black Mountain
City Council, announces that
he will seek re-election as Al
derman in the May 6 election.
Mr. Begley has served Black
Mountain in this capacity for the
past ten years. It is important
to Mr. Begley to see several
projects completed so he is
seeking one more term in of
fice.
Richard Stone
Richard “Dick” Stone, also
announced that he will seek re
election as Mayor of Black
Mountain, an office he has held
12 years. Mayor Stone will
have some comments for the
NEWS next week.
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Map Shows Proposed City Limits Extension
This'is a map of the proposed extension of the city limits ^f the Town of,Black Mountain,
as recommended by the Chamber of Commerce. This extension is now pending before the Gen
eral Assembly in Raleigh. The Legislature has been requested to ammend the Town Charter
to its orginal limits of one mile from the center of town, the Southern Railway depot.
The NEWS would like to commend the action taken by both the Chamber of Commerce and the
Town Council. We feel this move is greatly needed for the continued growth, development,
and prosperity of Black Mountain.
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Marion Godfrey Joins
R. S. Eckles And Son
Mr. Marion D. Godfrey, a
life - long resident of Black
Mountain, has joined the staff
of Eckles Realty in a full - time
capacity. Since 1965, when Mr.
Godfrey received his Realtors
License, he has been employed
part - time for Eckles. Before
joining Eckles Mr. Godfrey
worked in construction for 12
years, and with the Black Moun
tain Lumber Company for he
past 10 years.
After graduating from Black
Mountain High School, Mr. God
frey attended Erskine College
in Due West, South Carolina, and
Blanton’s Business College for
two years. After serving in
World War II as a bomber
pilot, he continued with the Air
Force flying transport planes,
until 1962. Mr. Godfrey has
27 years of active and reserve
service in the Air Force and
has achieved the rank of Major.
He is presently a training offi
cer with the Asheville 9943rd
Air Reserve Squadron.
Besides his Reserve duties,
Mr. Godfrey also serves the
Town of Black Mountain as
Vice President of the Fire De
partment, and was elected con
stable in the last general elec
tion. He is past president
of the Gun Club, which he helped
to organize, a member of the
National Rifle Association; the
Reserve Officers Association;
and the Black Mountain Pres
byterian Church.
Mr. Godfrey is married to
the former Marjorie Eller of
Swannanoa. They have two chil
dren, Theresa, a junior at War
ren Wilson College, and Rich
ard, a senior at Owen High
School.
The Swannanoa Valley Art
League study group in art ap
preciation meets April 28 at
the home of Mrs. William
Styles, Rangoon Cove Road,
Swannanoa. Mrs. Syles will
discuss the life and work of the
French Impressionist Gaugin,
illustrating her talk with color
slides. Members and the public
are invited. If there is a prob
lem in transportation Mrs.
Styles may be called at 686
3854, or Mrs. Eugene Gilbert at
669-8431. This is the third in
the series of discussions. The
second at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. E. S. Dewick was very
well attended with twenty-two
members and guests present.
The theme for May Fellow
ship Day will be presented by
two Rehabilation Counsellors in
our area. Mrs. Sarah Norwood
from the Juvenile Center will
speak on opportunities to serve
the needs of the young boys and
girls.
Mr. Harry Coker from the
Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center
will tell of services needed
there.
(See Calendar on page 4)
National Distillers And Co
Has 2 For 1 Stock Split
National Distillers and
Chemical Corporation achieved
record sales in the first quar
ter of 1969, John E. Bierwirth,
chairman, told stockholders at
the annual meeting here today.
However, even though all of
the company’s operations ex
cept those of its chemical di
vision and its titanium affiliate,
Reactive Metals, Inc., showed
increased profits, net income
for the quarter declined 10 per
cent, Mr. Bierwirth said. He
indicated that organization
changes made in the chemical
division are beginning to be re
flected in an uptrend which is'
expected to accelerate as the
year progresses. Healsopoint
ed out that, as previously re
ported, Reactive Metals is in
course of recovering from a
four-month strike which was
concluded at the end of Jan
uary. He indicated that the
outlook for the titanium com
pany is good, particularly in
the second half of the year.
National’s liquor, Almaden
wines, Bridgeport Brass, and
international divisions are all
expected to continue to achieve
improved operating results, as
they did in the first quarter.
Stockholders approved a 2
for-1 split of the company’s
common stock at the meeting,
increasing the authorized num
ber of common shares from
20,000,000 to 40,000,000 and
changing the par value from
$5 to $2.50 per share.
Net income for the three
months ended March 31, 1969
totaled $7,920,000, equal pre
ferred dividend requirements,
to 58 cents a share on 12,974,347
average number of common
shares outstanding. This com
pares with net income of
$8,783,000 for the first three
months of 1968, equal to 66
cents a share on 12,719,681 av
erage number of common
shares outstanding. The 1968
results have been restated to
give effect to the surtax. Sales
for the 1969 first quarter were
$250,255,000, compared with
sales of $225,819,000 in the
comparable period of 1968.
Mr. Bierwirth told the stock
holders that National expected
sales for 1969 to exceed
$1,000,000,000 for the first time
and indicated that net income for
the year should be higher than in
1968, when National reported a
net of $33,274,000, or $2.51 a
common share. He said that
results for the first half of
1969 will probably be below
those of 1968 but that an in
crease in net income for the
second half is expected to more
than offset this.
“We believe that 1969 will
be the first of another series oi
years in which National will
show progressive increases
similar to those in the years
1963 through 1967,” Mr. Bier
wirth said.
Drummond C. Bell,president
of National, told stockholders of
the outlook for the company’s
new textile division which now
consists of Beacon Manufac
turing Company, a major pro
ducer of blankets and home fur
nishings, and is to be augmented
in the near future with the ac
quisition of Inwood Knitting
Mills, Inc., a leading manufac
turer of knitted piece goods for
apparel uses. Mr. Bell stated
that sales of the textile divi
sion should exceed $80,000,000
for the year and that the profit
outlook is favorable.
In connection with the 2-for-l
common stock split, existing
certificates will continue to
represent the same number of
shares of the split stock and
need not be surrendered. New
certificates representing one
additional share for each share
held of record on April 16,
1969 will be mailed to stock
holders on or about May 5.
WEATHER REPORT
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