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DEVOTED 100% TO OUR COMMUNITY-THE GROWING SWANNANOA VALLEY Volume 24 No. 35 Thursday, May 1, 1969 Second Class Postage Paid At Black Mountain, N. C. 28711 Established 1945 8 Pages Today 10 Cents Per Copy »« » « » »nmi «*« »*»*■*«* Peekin’ Through The KEYHOLE .With Lib By Elizabeth Dinwiddie Keith partment, North Fork Road. MrTancfMrs. W. A. Allison ,ent part of last week in ooresville, Troutman and atesville, visiting with rel ives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Roger raiikUn have moved from State reet to the H. A. Kerlee Mrs. Marian Casstevens has ■turned to New York City, ter spending a few days with ir mother, Mrs. Fred erley. Mrs. Frank Buckner of Con ■rse College, Spartanburg, lent last weekend at her home ire. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Head y and children, Robbie, Terry, ;nny and Beth, of Winston jem, spent last weekend with ir parents, Mr. ®—* Mrs. H.A. >rlee. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Anders d daughter, Nancy, of Ashe lle, spent last Sunday with r. and Mrs. Zeb Sawyer and r. and Mrs. Pat Murphy of ilorado Springs, Colo., who e spending some time with e Sawyers. Mr. Anders is rs. Sawyer and Mrs. Mur y’s brother. Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Bryon ended the Men’s Garden ubs of American Area Meet ; in Trvon last Saturday.From ire they went to Greenville, C,, to visit their son’s fam Stuart is on a business p to Spain. Last Saturday morning a very 'ely brunch was given at the >nte Vista Hotel by Mrs. Clif d Field, Mrs. Ernest Ifiker, Mrs. Albert Jern and s. Sam Young. Following the inch bridge was enoyed in the >by that was beautifully corated with large arrange ints of spring flowers. Mrs. J. w. Bergthold has turned to her home at High P Colony after spending the iter at the Bon Air Club, gusta, Ga. Before coming ne Mrs. Bergthold and s. Mary Tutler, a resident the Bon Air Club, spent sev il weeks in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. John Grouls Red Bank, N. J., are spend two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. fford Field. Mrs. Grouls 1 Mrs. Field are sisters. Hr. and Mrs. John Shuman 1 celebrate their twenty-fifth tiding anniversary Thursday, iay). Mi. and Mrs. Shuman 'e one son, Don, who is mar d to the former Majorie ith of Swannanoa. Don and ajorie are both seniors at the iversity of North Carolina, apel Hill. Hr. and Mrs. R. c. Bowness 0 have been making their ne at Hound Ears, Boone, quite some time, have re ned to spend the summer at “■ home on Allen Mountain M: b Bed less ; !r. rth' led ■ Myrtle Stephenson re - home last Saturday from Vilksboro, where she was 1 because of the critical death of her brother, ®ail Bauguss. Funeral lces were held last Fri North Wilksboro. and Mrs. Pat Murphy Hnu^*0 Springs, Colo., are S her brother-in-law and er> Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Saw or an indefinite time. Mrs. Lr ioined the Murphys in Maand together visited the Uils lwo daughers and it’ ^r;111(1 Jimmy > Kathy and Sharon of !f“!le and Mrs. Judy Reese ) vku °/ Melbourne. They moTc^Mrs- L- J- Tamm r rPQi?^ es’ aformersum ^yyeel°sf.BlackMountaln wAWyer made the trip ne wS^P^e and returned Wlth the Murphys. and Mrs. L. ft We!* spending a aids Atlanta, Ga., v «and W«en the Rev- 1 k At tiered a heart " in ^ time he is c an:*. Uv r v ume ne is m Piedmont Hosp Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ham ilton and small daughter, Joan, of Charlotte, spent the weekend with his mother, Mrs. Belle Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Stan Burgin and children, Andrew and E laine of Charlotte spent last weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy H. Burgin. Mr. and Mrs. Woodfin C. Rhodes and daughter, Judy have moved from Fairway Drive to Arden, Route 1, to make their home. Miss Connie Dougherty was recent visitor in the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Umstead and daughter, Beth, of Durham, N. C. Mrs. I. Sidney Croy is now at Tiara Apartments, Ashe ville, after spending the winter at Lakeland, Fla. Mrs. E. W. Jackson, Mrs. H. E. Stinchcomb and Mrs. Clara Snyder,members ofWaycaster McFee American Legion Auxi liary, were hostesses at aparty for patients at Oteen Veterans Hospital, Tuesday night, April 22. This is the thirteenth year of perfect attendance for the local unit. Mr. and Mrs. Forest Austin and daughter, Miss Betty Au stin, spent last week at Myrtle Beach, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Helgreen and children spent last week end in Charlotte, where Mrs. Helgreen attended an alumni dinner in the Penthouse Suite of the Nortli Carolina National' Bank Building. Bill McMurray, Bill Pinyan, John Kluttz and Henry Pittman spent last weekend at Santee Cooper, S. C. fishing. The men report that fishing was very unfavorable. Attend District Legion Meet Mrs. H. E. Stinchcomb, Mrs. E. W. Jackson and Mrs. Clara Snyder,members of Waycaster McFee American Legion Aux iliary, Unit 129, attended the eighteenth District Meeting at Lake Tahoma Steak House Sat urday, April 26. Marion Unit No. 26 served as host. District president, Mrs. Rod ney Hemphill, presided. Good reports were given by the nine units in this district. Mrs. W. W. Ballew, area vice president, introduced Mrs. Tim Craig of Charlotte, State De partment president. Mrs. Craig very interestingly told of the Auxiliarys work in the State. Rodney Hemphill, Com mander of Marion Post No. 26, extended greetings to group. Mrs. Paul Sherwood of Oteen Unit No. 79 gave the response. Mrs. Bal'ew gave an account of her recent trip to Washington, the ceremony held at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, at which time President Nixon turned on the light. Mrs. Stinchcomb led the Flag ceremony at the district meeting. The Legion and Auxiliary State Convention will be held in June at Winston-Salem. Junior Golf Tournment Held The 1st Annual Black Mtn. Junior Golf Tournament was held Saturday, April 26th, over the local links. Eleven en tries between the ages of 12 to 18 played 18 holes with Dennis Harris of Old Fort coming out on top as medalist with a 79. Bill Fussell of Black Mountain was medalist runner-up with 84 strokes. Using the Calloway system of scoring, Tommy Huntsinger of Swannanoa e merged on top with 69 blows. Robert Shook was runner-up with a 73. Trophys were a warded to the winners and Butch Dillingham won a dozen golf balls by being closest to the hole on No. 10. Local pro, Ross Taylor is pleased over the interest in golf shown by the youngsters in this area. The tournament was sponsored by the Eagles Nest Golf Club. Williams Announces Mr. M, Leon Williams, a native of Montreat has announc ed his candidacy for alderman in the May 6 election. He was associated with his father in the Gulf Oil Distributor busi ness from 1926 until 1954 when he and his brother became the distributors known as Williams Brothers Oil Service. Mr. Williams is a member of the Black Mountain Presbyterian Church having served as a past Chairman of the Board, form er Deacon, Past President of the Men of the Church, and past Treasurer. He is a member of the Lions Club and is a former president and twice has been zone Chairman, was Mar shall at the 1969 Convention, and has been a delegate to the International Conventions held in Canada, Atlantic City, New York and Miami. Mr. Williams has been serving as the Black Mountain representative on the Metropolitan Sewage Board since 1965. He is a member of the Black Mountain Volunteer Fire Dept., having served for the past 38 years. He is a member of the American Legion and V.F.W. Mr. Williams is a graduate of Black Mountain High iJchool and attended Asheville-Biltmore College. He is married to the former Dorothy Penley and is the father of two sons. Stone Seeks Re-Election Richard B. Stone, a native of Swannanoa Valley, has had a law practice in Black Moun tain since 1954 having graduated from Wake Forest University. He is a former County Attorn ey. He entered the Army as aPri vate and rose to the rank of Captain in the Infantry while serving in the European The atre and returned to service during the Korean War. He is one of the founders; of the Valley Boosters Club that contributed the lights at the Owen High School Field. Mr. Stone was selected as the Young Man of the Year in 1953 and again in 1958, and is a former president of the Black Mountain Jaycees. He is a member of the Black Mountain Presbyterian Church having served as a past Deac on. He and Mrs. Stone, the form er Muriel Magnant, and their children live at 207 View St. Mr. Stone has served as mayor for the past 12 years. Ballet Scheduled At Montreat The College Union Activities Board cordially invites you to the presentation of The Land of the Sky and The Hickory Civic Ballet under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Beale Fletcher on Thursday., May 1 at 8:15 p.m. The performance will be held in McAllister Gymnasium on the Montreat - Anderson College Campus. There will be no admission charge. A retail sales clinic, spon sored by selected Valley busi ness firms, will kick off an eight week campaign of “values galore,’’ it was announced this week. The clinic will start at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, 1969 at the Travel Eze Restuarant where participating firms and their employees will be guests of the Black Mountain NEWS for dinner. After dinner, the clinic will be conducted by Roy Barnett, who won the title U. S. Sales man of the Year in 1960. Each year the Salesman of the Year is chosen by Sales Week Mag azine published by the Nation’s Sales Executive Club. Purpose of the clinic is to demonstrate to employers and salespeople methods of more effectively and efficiently ser ving their customers. “When we increase custom er satisfaction, business bene fits,” Mr. Barnett said here this week, “when we add to this the fact that the eight weeks of the "values ga lore” campaign will give shop pers big cash savings, the entire Begley Seeks Re-Election Marcus F. Begley, a native of Hazard, Ky., has been a resident of Black Mountain for the past 24 years. He was a co-estabHsher of the Valley Rea! ty Company and of the Black Mountain Insurance Agency. Mr. Begley is currently Vice President of the Black Moun tain Savings and Loan Associ ation. He is a member of the Black Mountain Presbyterian Church and is now serving as a Deacon and as Treasurer of the Church. Mr. Begley is a 32nd Degree Mason and a Shriner. He is, also, a member of the Klwanis Club and a member of the Board of Directors of the Cham ber of Commerce. He is a member of the local school committee. Mr. Begley served as a 1st Lt. in the Quarter Master Corps during World War D. He and his wife, the former Ruby Brown are the parents of four child ren. Bashaw s Return From West Coast Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bashaw of Tabernacle Road have Just returned from a month’s trip to the West Coast. They were ac companied by son, Lt. and Mrs. David Bashaw and Kim who were going out to Travis Air Base near San Francisco for flight to Okinawa. They stopped first in Stockton, Illinois to visit with Mr. Bashaw’s mother, bro ther and aunt. Then down to Ft. Sill, Oklahoma to visit their son, PFC Lloyd Bashaw,before he left for his next assignment with the Army in Germany. Then they drove to Davie, Ok lahoma to visit relatives, Bill Payne family. From there they drove to Las Cruces to visit a Brother, Wayne Bashaw and Family. During the week’s stay at Travis Air Base they visited many places of interest: San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf, Bib Basin National For est, and Yosemite. On the re turn home their stops included Hoover Dam, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, and Rock City. After about 8,000 miles and the many places visited and sights seen, they are convinced that noplace compares with the beauty of our own mountains of N. C. Lt. and Mrs. David Bashaw and Kim are now living in Na ha, Okinawa. Lt. Bashaw is stationed at the radar statior at Yoga Dake. PFC Lloyd Bashaw is now a tracked vehicle mechanic as signed to the motor pool of a company of the 3rd Armored Division near Kassel, Germany. community gains.” F. Louis Grant, publisher of the Black Mountain NEWS said he agreed to sponsor the dinner and clinic only after studying results elsewhere. *'I made a number of calls to towns where Mr. Barnett’s clin ic has been held,” the publisher said. “Every call got the same answer. I was told that Mr. Barnett had received an even bigger welcome each time he came back, and that the clinic and “values galore” campaign were extremely successful.” Mr. Barnett became interest ed in sales studies while he was a law student. He was district manager of Vision, Inc., a firm specializing in sales and human relations, before going into business for himself. He uses charts and a black board to illustrate his talks , which were acclaimed by the sales manager of a large chain store as “doing more good in two hours than the average two week training course.” Leatherman Accepts Position At Montrent-Anderson College Bill Leatherman, who took a young Staunton River High School basketball team from a loser to a big winner in just three years, has resigned as head coach of the Golden Eagles to accept top basketball post at Montreat-Anderson junior Col lege. The 26-year-old Charlottes ville native said that his new position will be a challenge to him since the North Caro lina school has had intercolle giate athletics only three years. "There should be a good op portunity to build a program there and I will have some scholarship help,” said the well-liked Eagles’ coach. Staunton River's cage team had never had a winning season until Leatherman came three years ago. He was 3-15 in his first year, moved to 6 12 a year later and this past season he led the Eagles to a 15-5 record and a spot in the semi-finals of the District IV tourney. Leathering played tor Gary McPherson at Ferrum and later played and graduated at Milli gan College in Johnson City, Tenn. He will receive his Master's Degree in Physical Education this summer from Lynchburg College. The young coach served three years in the Army before com ing to Moneta to take his first coaching Job. His work with the boys on the team and as ath letic director at Staunton River has been praised greatly by the Eagles' many fans. Leatherman plans to take two of his high school boys with him to Mont"jat-Anderson.They are Allen Wainwr ight.who made all district this year and Barry Thomas, who played two years ago at SR. He is also contact ing other area athletes about attending the school of 500 stu dents. Black Mountain-Swannanoa Jaycees Sponsor Battle Of Bands by Pati Raulerson Hie Western North Carolina Battle of the Bands, sponsored by the Swannanoa-Black Main tain Jaycees, was held at Owen High School Friday night, April 25, and the “Looking Glass” from Asheville were declared the winners. The local Jaycees bought a franchise enabling them to hold the contest from the Durham Jaucees for $65. This also en ables the winners of the local contest to compete in the State Contest in Durham. Five area bands competed in the contest at Owen. They in cluded : The Looking Glass, from Lee Edwards High; The Soulistic Souls, and The Neon Communication, from Owen; The Lemon Green, from Rey nolds; and the Soulful Strutts, from several Asheville High Schools. The M. C. for the contest was Steve Cooper, from WLOS Radio Station. The Judges for the contest were: Ray Ramsey, the President of the Owen High Band, John Styles, from WBMS, and Dempsey Sullins, the Pres ident of the Spruce Pine Jay cees and a member of the Car digans. The first prize for the contest was $50, and trophy, and a chance to enter the State Battle of the Bands held at Durham on May 10. With a very impressive a mount of equipment, (valued at more than $5,000) the band sang some popular songs, and one original “Find Another Day” written by their bass gui tar player, Mike Baker. The other members of the band in clude, Vaughn Ownbey, on the trumpet, Joey Moore, on the drums, Steve Crane, on the lead Guitar, and Steve Sand man, on the organ. They have a very impressive record for previously won con tests also; They won the Fes tival of Sounds for ability and for Best Original Song in 1969; they won the Chanticleer Com petition of stars in 1969, and were first runners-up in the Waynesville Battle of the Bands. The band was first formed In February of this year, and ara managed by the parents of Steve Sandman. They hope to someday go into the big time. A dance contest was also held, and a trophy was awarded to the winners, Rodney Padgett and Miss Susie Proffitt. Mr. Jack Cole, Chairman oi the contest, expressed the hope that the Band contest might be come an annual event in the Black Mountain - Swannanoa Jaycees. He said $150 cleared from this event will be used for Jaycee civic projects. The Clark Teaberry Gum Company is the national spon sor for the Batt'e of the Ban t!: Contest, proclamation STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BUNCOMBE TOWN OF BLACK MOUNTAIN I, the undersigned Mayor of Black Mountain, by direction of the Board of Alderman, do hereby proclaim May 12, 1969 t h rough May 19th, 1969 “CLEAN UP WEEK” in the Corporate Limits of the Town of Black Mountain. I urge all our neighbors in the area around Black Mountain to join us in this project which will benefit all. I further direct all Town em ployees to assis in this project to the fullest possible extent and sincerely urge all our cit izens to participate in this pro gram to make Black Mountain a more beautiful and a better place to live. This the 28th day of April, 1969. Richard B. Stone, Mayor Black Mountain, N. C. The week of May 12-19 has been proclaimed by Mayor Ri chard B. Stone a? c!lean up, Paint up, Fix up week for the Swannanoa Valley. This is only the first step of a continued permanent beautification cam paign for the valley. The mayor met with several of the club representatives in this area to form steering com mittees for the project to make it a successful event. The meet ing was held April 24 at City Hall. The following clubs were represented: the Garden Club, AARP, women’s Club, Jay cettes, Junior Woman’s Club, Tea and Topic Club, Friends of the Library, Kiwanis, Black Mountain Grammar School and Vance Avenue Baptist Church. This will not be a concern of Just the clubs, but of every prop erty owner and individual in the alley. The y >u h wii* bo <^ked to take part along with the adults to make the campaign even more successful. Mrs. Bulmer To Give Book Review Mrs. Florence Bulmer will give a book review at the May 7th meeting of the Friends of the Library in Black Mountain. Mustang, The Forbidden King don, by Michel Peissel, an ac count of true adventure and ex ploration in the high Himalayas, is the book to be reviewed. As few people of the western world have ever visited Mus tang, Peissel’s book is a uni que publication. Mrs. Bulmer is the Chief Librarian at the Veterans Ad ministration Hospital in Oteen. She received her B.A. degree at Pennsylvania State University and her Library Science at Drexel Institute. She has been with the Veterans Administra tion for twenty years, trans ferring here from St. Peters burg, Florida. Mrs. Bulmer makes her home in Black Moun tain where she has lived for three years. The public is invited to hear this book review. The meeting will be held at 10;30 a.m. In the Education Room of the Black Mountain Library. Asocial half hour will precede the meeting. Something You Should Know Now is the time for most of us to be cleaning up around our homes. It has been brought to our attention that before you burn trash of any nature you should obtain a BURNING PER MIT from the Fire Department, or Forest Ranger. This is a State Law for which if you violate there is a penalty. The city will designate sev eral pick-up points throughout the community where all of the debris can be placed and picked up by city employees. Mr. Al White stated that there will be extra men and trucks on duty to take care of the situation. The clean up will not only be concerned with trash and rub bish. It will take anything that distracts from the beauty of our property and town. The other main concern is the many junk automobiles that sit around and deteriorate on people’s land. There will be a number given to you in next weeks edi tion to call and the party will haul off any junk that you have no use for free of charge. This town can boast as to having some of the most beau tiful natural surroundings in the world. This along with cleaning up the streets, highways and property will only add to the beauty of our community. Editorial Views By F. Louis Grant The people of the Valley should be proud of the men that operate our Fire Department, Rescue Squad a 11 Ambulance Service. Our volunteer dept, consists of 36 members of which 34 are volunteers and two are paid. The paid firemen work 24 hours on duty and 24 hours off duty. These 36 firemen through their efforts have ob tained a Class 7 rating from the N. C. Inspection and rater bureau, which means lower in surance cost to you as a prop erty owner. The NEWS commends these men and all those who come before for the service they have done and are doing for our community and offer our sup port in the continual growth of their service. FOR FIRE OR AMBULANCE SERVICE IN THE VALLEY DIAL 669-4211 The following is a list of calls made recently by the De partment: April 22 at 4:32 p.m.—called *— Clyde Davis on Mocking Bird Lane. The call was for an over-heated stove. There were no injuries and no damage. April 22 at 1:50 p.m.—called in by Bobby Varney on High way 9 S. A person was burn ing the trash and a field near by caught fire. The person burning the trash had complied with the law in obtaining a burning permit. April 28, at 7:57 a.m.—there was a car fire on the High School Road. The car was damaged about $35.00. There were several other calls and investigations with no action necessary. The equipment consists of three(3) active Pumper Trucks and one(l) tank truck. The same volunteers also operate the Re scue Squad, and Abulance serv ice on a volunteer basis. The charge for ambulance service is approximately $20.00. We are glad to see the In terest shown in the May 6 Election by both the people in side the city line as well as those that live in the Valley. Their interest is even more < evident with the registration of 128 new voters. Mr. Jack Leatherwood, registrar, should be commended in a job well done, in going out to peoples be commended in a job well done. He did what he said he would do, in. going out to peo ples homes and registering them. The NEWS would like to a poligize to the people who waited til last Saturday to register and could not. Many people have brought to our attention that we had Saturday, April 26 as registration and challenge date which was in error in the ed itorial in our April 17 issue. However the right dates were in the cutline below the map and also in a legal notice in the April 10 issue. Ibis proves our point that you should not wait until the last minute to do anything that can be done in advance. Montreat Election May 6th North Carolina’s newest town will hold its first municipal election for Town Com missioners on May 6. Mon treat, 15 miles east of Ashe ville, was granted a town charter by the 1967 North Carolina General Assembly. At that time the Legislature ap pointed a mayor and two town’ commissioners t o serve interim terms until a Muni cipal Election could be held. During recent weeks a voter registration project has been underway — deadline for which was April 26. Five candidates have filed for 3 non-partisan posts on the Montreat Town Commission. They are E. A. Andrews, Jr., E. E. Crisp, C. Grier Davis, Mrs. Kenneth Foreman, Jr., and Guy H. White, residents of Montreat for So lays and North Carolina for 1 »rear are eligible to register wd vote. AARP To Hear About Air Pollution At Next Meeting The Swannanoa Valley Chap ter of the American Association of Retired Persons will meet at 10 a.m. Friday, May 9th, at the Public Room of the Black Mountain Branch of the Ashe ville Federal Savings & Loan Association, 300 w. State St. Mr. Charles F. Frost of Asheville, a professional Com bustion Engineer, who is the Director of the Regional Air Pollution Control of the Bun combe County Health Dept., will present a program on air pol lution in this area. By the use of air filters and visual aids he will demonstrate the air pollution problem, and indicate what action is being initiated fo solve it. All interested per sons are cordially invited. This local AARP Chapter plans to co-operate with the Town officials of Black Moun tain in the proposed Spring Cleanup Week during the per iod of May 12th to 17th inclu sive. All our members are requested to clean up their property, and place all debris in cardboard cartons on the street in front of their property for collection by the Town trucks beginning on Monday May 19th. More complete de-f tails will be issued by the Town of Black Mountain prior to1 Cleanup Week. Membership in the AARP Na tional organization, which costs only $2.00 per year covering both husband and wife, provides various benefits of great valutf to its members. Anyone interested in learning more about the National or Local Chapter memberships may write AARP, 1225 Connec ticut Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C. 20036, or phone Robert R. Hubner, President of the lo cal Chapter at 669-5001. Kiwanis News What foreign country gave a mountain to the President at the United States? Start with Canada’s gift of a real, live mountain to the late Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Black Moun tain - Swannanoa Kiwanis Club learned this fact at last Thurs day’s luncheon meeting held at the Monte Vista Hotel. Kiwanis President Culver Smith, along with member Hugh White, pre sented a program concerning U. S. - Canada G->oi#r ',Vo:Y Color slides taken in Canada prove it to be a beautiful coun try. From Lake Louise, to G&spe; from Banff Village to Montreal .. the rivers, trees, people, the Canadian Rockies... Canada Is beautiful. Smith and White had taken the pictures while on vacation in Canada in past several years. Sales Clinic To Kick Off Clean Up, Paint Up, Fix Up ‘Values Galore’ Campaign Week DesigmUed May 12-19
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