Warhorses
vs
Bear Cats
VOLUME 24 NUMBER! THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1969
SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT BLACK MOUNTAIN. N.C. 28711
10c Copy
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TEN PAGES TODAY
Aycock To Succeed
Grant As Editor
James Edward Aycock will
>ecome Editor and Publisher
if the Black Mountain News
ffective Monday, September
5. The appointment was made
y N. Jerue Babb, President of
immunity Newspapers.
F. Louis Grant, the present
iditor and Publisher, has been
amed Business Manager of the
Hack Mountain News and the
'imes-Tribune News of
'ountain Inn, S. C. Grant will
e moving his family to South
arolina as soon as housing is
rranged.
Aycock will move to Black
[ountain from Greensboro, N.
. where he is on the staff of
le Daily News/Record. He has
orked with several North
arolina newspapers including
le Smithfield Herald, the
tielby Daily Star, and the
andhill Independent in
ockingham.
The new publisher is a 1961
aduate of the University of
orth Carolina School of
mrnalism. He is married to
ie former Dorothy Louise
tell of Mocksville and
reensboro. Mrs. Aycock is a
aduate of Berea College,
erea, Kentucky and is a
F. LOUIS GRANT
registered nurse.
The Aycocks attend the
Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Aycock is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Shell of
St. Augustine, Florida. Janies
E. Aycock is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank B. Aycock, Jr.
of Currituck County, N. C.
The Aycocks will live at 202
Ninth Street in Black
Mountain.
Coronation Is Climax
o Busy Year For GAs
The Girl’s Auxiliary
imaxed a year of hard work
ifb their Coronation Sunday,
ugust 31, 1969 at the First
aptist Church, Black
ountain.
The theme of the program
as “We’ve A Story to Tell”,
tie Colors of the G.A.’s green,
>ld and white were carried in
le beautiful floral
rangements made by Mrs. W.
Willis.
The Star Emblem was
ntered over the Altar.
Mrs. Loren Moore, director,
esided and Mrs. Betty Walker
esented the Charges to the
llowing girls: MAIDENS —
elanie Ammons, Rose Marie
lankenship, April Buckner,
arlene Sullins, Vickie Willet.
VDIES-IN-WA1TING - Gail
enn, Susan Turner, Sherrill
diet. PRINCESSES - Cathy
trlyle, Cindy Gilbert, Cindy
illins. QUEENS - Lori
oore, whose flower girl was
n Helgreen and her crown
bearer was Jonathan Moore;
Lynne Blankenship, flower girl,
Karen Blankenship and crown,
bearer, Kim Blankenship.
QUEEN-WITH-A-SCEPTER -
Mary Ann Neese, flower girl,
Lee Glenn and her scepter
bearer, Greg Ferrell. QUEENS
REGENT - Janet Carson with
her flower girl being Boo Fox
and her cape bearer being Mike
Price; Jane Gilbert, flower girl,
Lucinda Olofson, cape bearer,
Jeff Bradley; Cathy Neese,
flower girl, Jane Ann Davis,
cape bearer, David Harris.
The Girls’ Auxiliary
Counselors are Mrs. Bobby
Gasperson and Mrs. Loren
Moore, 9-10 year girls; Mrs.
Walter Bradley and Mrs. Pat
Willet, 11-12 year girls; Mrs.
David Lockard and Miss Grace
Ligon, 13-15 year girls.
The Girls Auxiliary
Reviewing Counsel are Mrs.
Betty Walker, Chairman, Mrs.
Peter Bolkan, Mrs. Ed Miracle,
Mrs. T. B. Respess and Mrs.
Maurice Davis.
iSSIE ROGERS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Rogers of
iwassee Avenue, Black Moi-ntain is enrolled at Bacone
liege, Bacone, Okla., on a baseball scholarship. A 1969
duate of Charles D. Owen High, Wessie’s batting average
ting his senior year was 360. Pitching record, seven victories,
s loss with one no hit game. He was also a catcher for the
rhorses.
News-Bits
By JAMES C. BARTHOLOME
Russians are occasionall}
seen in public ir
Czechoslovakia when things are
average peaceful there. Moscow
wants the Czechs to know whc
is boss.
Russians and Chinese agair
at each other’s throats, coulc
not we goad them intc
scrapping a little harder, weai
them down like we have beer
worn down by Vietnam
expense, that would take down
their pride and arrogance, and
perhaps be the start of the East
European slave countries
dominated illegally by Russia
demanding and obtaining theii
freedom. Fire in Old
Jerusalem’s A1 Aksa Mosque
has rekindled flames of hate in
Arab World, — they blame
Israel — Israel arrested an
Australian Christian workei
there, charging he started the
fire. May that cool things, we
doubt it. SECTY OF
DEFENSE Laird announces
cut of 3 billion dollars. Orders
10% of fighting ships placed in
mothballs, including battleship
“New Jersey”. She was only
unwrapped last year at cost of
22 millions, she threw over a
few shells in N. Vietnam for
some four weeks before
Johnson ordered bomb halt.
The air force and army are also
having cuts made.
For Pete’s sake, drop all the
fuss against the Green Berets.
Had the Germans caught a
double agent or spy during
war, they’d shout on the spot
— the Russians don’t waste a
bullet, just push the culprit out
the window. They need theii
bullets for the Arabs or Viet
Cong. East Germans envy West
C.x, prosperity, don’t
we all, but they have no great
army and air force expense like
we, America is their umbrella.
STUDENT radicals who
demand disarming of campus
police, don’t seem to be against
use of guns by radicals to
intimidate university officials
and infringe upon the rights of
the majority. F.B.I. Director
Hoover states the greatest
danger may not be any militant
extremist group, but the
apathy of decent, law-abiding,
honorable citizens, who must
become involved in upholding
decency and the law, then the
radicals can’t get off the
ground, can be kept in order,
or in jail. History proves that
money doesn’t help the needs
of the poor, but education and
training goes a long way. Give a
hungry man a few fish, that
helps until they are eaten,
better to teach the man to fish.
Congress has a costly
broad-scale program to train
workers in added skills, and
match unemployed with
available jobs. Have a little
patience, Rome was not built
in a day.
How To Grow
Old And
Like It
That is the subject of £
conference that Dr. Frank
Howard Ri^iardson had at the
Calvary Baptist Church ir
Asheville. About a hundred
attended; some of whom were
the grandparents of children he
had treated in his Asheville
office years ago. This was a
most responsive group.
Dr. Richardson started off
with a few remarks about some
of the things that bothered the
senior citizens. There were
fears of many kinds that they
had to contend with, but do
you know, it has been proved
that only about five percent of
the fears we have ever
materili/.e? The meeting was
open for discussion and many
thoughts were e*pressed and
questions asked. A most
interesting hour was had by all.
This meeting was arranged
for by Mr. R obert J.
Blakenship, K d u c a t i o n a I
Director of the church, and the
pastor, Dr. John H. Knight
presided. His remarks added
much to the interest of the
meeting.
THE OWEN WARHORSES will open their home season against
the mighty Bear Cats of Hendersonville this Friday night. Game
time is 8:00 p.m. at Shuford Field.
Warhorses Lose To Brevard
The Owen Warhorses lost
their first Ivey Conference
game to the Brevard Blue
Devils, Friday evening,
September 5th.
Brevard made two first half
touchdowns in stopping Owen
14-6 at Brevard.
The second Brevard score
came on an Owen miscue when
Owen quarterback, Jed Osteen
fumbled on the Brevard 24 and
Brevard end, Larry Banks,
grabbed the ball and took off
for pay dirt.
Owen’s score came on a pass
from Osteen to Bruce Putnam
for 18 yards in the final
quarter.
Donnie Haynes, outstanding
Owen halfback, was unable to
play due to an injured knee.
Owen J.V.’s
Play Brevard
The Owen High J. V. team
will play the Brevard J. V.
team on Thursday afternoon,
September 11, at 4:30 p.m. at
the Owen Field.
The tenth grade team of
Owen will meet the “B” team
of Tuscola at 7:30 Thursday
evening, September 11. This
game will also be at Shuford
Field.
Back
Of Week
D^nie Haynes was named
Jaycee Buncombe County
Back of the Week for his
outstanding performance
against West Henderson in the
opening game for the
Warhorses.
Donnie scored two
touchdowns, one on a one yard
plunge and one on a 52 yard
run. He carried the ball 18
times for a total of 145 yards,
for an average of 8.1 yards per
carry.
His presence could possibly
have helped to turn the score
Taylor Proud
Of Area's
Young Golfers
Black Mountain golf club
pro, Ross Taylor, came by the
other day, proud as a father
peacock, of a ^ipup of young
golfers in the Brack Mountain
area.
The Black Mountain annual
golf tournament was to be
played, and a group of young
men came to see him about
helping get the golf course in
tip-top shape for the visitors.
No, they did not want to be
paid; they were “VOLUN
TEERING” their services to
aid the clean up. They not only
helped police-up the whole golf
course but aided in repairing
the sand traps where repairs
were needed.
These boys, members of last
years Owen High School golf
team, told Mr. Taylor, “We
love this golf course — it’s ours
and our community’s and we
want to help take care of it.”
The parents of the following
boys, NO, Young Men, can
certainly glow with pride. So a
big bouquet of golf clubs to:
Joe Hyder, Richard Hudson,
Jr., Rick Early, Bill Fussell,
Mike Brittain and Mike Milbee.
Mr. Taylor, the club and the
community say, “Thanks
Fellows, we appreciate your
efforts.”
Mr. Taylor reported that
many of the contestants, who
have played the other courses
in the area, said the one in
Black Mountain was in as good
condition as any course in the
area and in a great deal better
shape than some.
Friendship Church
Homecoming
Next Sunday, September 14,
is “Homecoming Day” at
Friendship Presbyterian
Church in Black Mountain.
Everyone knows that this is a
day that should not be missed.
One of the most enjoyable
events on the program for that
day will be the dinner that
follows the morning worship
service.
the other way.
The statistics of the game are
as follows:
First Downs 6 9
Rushing yardage 65 149
Passing Yardage 76 18
Passes 4-13-1 2-6-0
Punts 5-36 6-32
Fumbles Lost 4 2
Yards penalized 20 69
MISS BUMGARNER
Beacon Gives
Scholarship
Miss Susan Bumgarner is the
recipient of a Beacon
Manufacturing Company
Dormitory Scholarship.
Miss Bumgarner, a native of
Waynesville, is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bumgarner
of 402 Blue Ridge Road, Black
Mountain. She is a 1968
graduate of Owen High School
and is in her second year on
the Asheville campus.
This is the second year that
Susan has received a
scholarship at the school.
Pentecostal Church
Will Have Revival
The Clear Branch Pentecostal
Holiness Church, loeated on
Highway 9, near Black
Mountain, N. C. will have
revival services September 12th
through September 20th.
Guest speaker will be Rev.
Wayne Knight from
Morganton, N. C.
On September 21st the
church will observe their
annual Homecoining Service,
with a former pastor, the Rev.
J. D. Gibbs, front N.
Wilkesboro, N. C. speaking in
the morning worship service,
immediately following will be a
picnic lunch on the grounds.
An afternoon singing will be
held. All special singing groups
invited to attend. Rev. Don
McKellar is pastor of the
church.
Midget-Mite League
Needs Uniforms
The Valley Recreation Association is in need of boy’s football
uniforms for the Midget-Mite football league.
If any parents have any pants, shoulder pads, helmets or other
pieces of equipment that their children have outgrown, and are
willing to donate them to the League, please notify Bill Brown
at 669-7382 or Don McKenzie at 686-3666.
Bee Tree
Picnic
Enjoyed
The ninetieth anniversary of
tire annual Bee Tree Picnic was
deemed a success by all those
who attended.
Many faces who had always
been there in the past, were
missed. Some were young men
who are serving their country
all over the world. Some were
oldsters who have “gone
home” to God; but the crowd
was good and fellowship stri^jip
and true.
Dr. Claude Frazier of
Asheville was speaker for the
occasion. He spoke and showed
slides on his recent trip to the
Holy Land.
Miss Debbie Swann, a lovely
folk-singer and contestant in
the recent Miss Asheville
Contest, was the featured
entertainer for the afternoon.
She sang, accompanying herself
on the guitar, several folk
songs.
A survey was made to fin
the person or persons who had
attended the picnic for the
greatest number of years. Mrs.
May Whisenant was certain of
having attended for 76 years.
Mrs. W. C. Shope and Mrs.
See PICNIC, Page 9—
Swannanoa
Revival Will
Start Monday
A Revival will begin at the
Swannanoa Free Will Baptist
Church on Monday night, Sept.
15, and continue through the
following Sunday. The
evangelist will be Rev. Gordon
Sebastian from Wilson, N. C.
Rev. Sebastian is a native of
Illinois, who was converted and
called to preach while serving
aboard a battleship during the
Korean War. He attended the
University of Illinois and
graduated from the Free Will
Baptist Bible College. Mr.
Sebastian has pastored in three
states and has ministered as an
evangelist extensively.
The pastor, Milton Hollifield,
invites the public to attend.
Service begins at 7:30 p.m.
with special music each night.
Rl V. SIBASTIAN
Baptists Will Hear
Mission Speakers
Twenty two Home and
Foreign Missionaries at home
on furlough will be speaking in
the churches of Buncombe
Baptist Association next week.
We are fortunate to have as our
guest Mrs. W. B. Mitchell of
Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Mitchell
works with her husband, who
is associate secretary of the
department of work with the
National Baptist. Their work is
principally among the Jews.
She will be staying at the
Vlonte Vista Hotel, and will be
glad to hold conferences with
anyone who is interested in
that work.
Mrs. Mitchell will speak at
Kerlee during the morning
worship hour next Sunday, the
14th. Sunday night she will be
with Grace Baptist Church in
West Asheville. Monday night
all the missionaries will attend
the first meeting of the Annual
Association at Merrimon
Avenue Church in Asheville.
Tuesday night Mrs. Mitchell
will be at Beverly Hills; and
Wednesday night she will be at
Biltmore Baptist Church.
Sunday night Rev. Lewis 1.
Myers, Missionary to Vietnam,
will be at Kerlee. He was
stationed at Saigon and
Danang. Many will be
interested to hear this message
fresh from one of the world’s
most troubled spots, where
many of our men are making
great sacrifice for others.
Tuesday night Mrs. Miles M.
Brown of Salt Lake City will
be the speaker. Mrs. Brown is
with the Home Mission Board
and is engaged in Pioneei
Mission Work. Her husband i:
area superintendent of missions
for the state of Utah.
Wednesday night, Rev. James
P. Kirk, who is Executive
Secretary of Baptist State
Convention of the state ol
Bahia, Brazil will speak. His
headquarters are Salvador. He
was formerly teacher of
Religious Education in South
Brazil Baptist Theological
Seminary. The public is invited
to all these services.
Girl Scouts
Had Fun At
Day Camps
A good time was provide for
Brownie and Junior Scouts this
summer at Day Camp, under
the direction of Mrs. Barbara
Hill. Cadets and Seniors met at
Camp Tissy and made a trip to
Franklin with Mrs. Harriet
Styles. Now the Girl Scouts in
Black Mountain and
Swannanoa are ready to go
back to their troops this week.
Girl Scouting is fun,
friendship and adventure. As
plans are being made to offer
Scouting to more girls new
troops will be formed if troops
already organized cannot be
expanded. In order to do this,
interested adults and the
parents of the girls must give
active support to the troop by
serving as leaders, assistant
leaders, members of the troop
committee, as a program
consultant in some field of
interest or skill, or as a member
of a service team working with
adults. The Pisgah Council
provides free training for
leadership.
For more information,
contact Mrs. Irene Williams,
298-0561 in Swannanoa or
Mrs. Polly Cooley, 669-3441 in
Black Mountain.
Pipe Joint Split
Cuts Water Service
To answer the question,
“What happened to the water
Friday?” the News interviewed
the head of the Water
Department, A. L. White.
Mr. White reported: A joint,
in the water pipe, below the
railroad trestle, split for about
‘ ten feet. The joint had been
hand cut with a hammer and
chisel when made. Mr. White
believes the joint could
possibly have cracked when it
was laid years ago. It is
believed a sudden surge of
water pressure caused the pipe
to break.
The report of “no water” or
“little water” pressure was first
reported to City Hall at 5:00
A.M. Friday morning. The
water pressure gauge at the
water shed showed the break
occurred at 4:30 A.M.
The Water Department was
unable to pin-point the break
until about 10:30 A.M.
The area served by this pipe
line was switched to the
Asheville water line,
temporarily at 8:45 A.M. By
12:30 P.M. the men were able
to determine what supplies
they would need to repair the
damage, had them delivered
from Asheville by 2:00 P.M.
and by 3:30 P.M. had the
repairs completed and service
restored.
Mr. White said, “Only those
at high elevations were
completely without water but
that water pressure was very
weak in many areas for several
hours.”
He asks the public, “Please
grit your teeth and bear with
us when difficulties like this
arise. We cannot prevent these
things but will correct them as
rapidly as possible.”