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_ DEVOTED 100% TO OUR COMMUNITY-THE GROWING SWANNANOA VALLEY 1BSDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1972 VOLUME 27 NUMBER 17 SEC OND CLASS POSTAGE RAID AT BLACK MpUNTAIN. N. C. 28711 Hometown Newspaper If You Live In ★ Black Mountain ★ Montreat ★ Ridgecrest ★ Swannanoa 10 cents per copy 6 PAGES THIS WEEK Oman's Club jshion Show To ?p/ace Meeting & 5T Black Mountain Woman's nil hold a Fashion Show in f its regular meeting this , on Wednesday. Feb. 9, Monte Vista Hotel at 2:30. Albert Clough is in e and will be assisted by John lockwood, Mrs. d Stephan, and Mrs. Pat 25 club members will I a social hour is planned > hostess committee, with Mrs. Joe B. Bullock as chair man. The regular monthly Board meeting is scheduled for next Monday at 2:30 p. m. in the meeting room of the Black Mountain Savings and Loan association with club president Mrs. M. L. Williams presiding. All board members are requested to be present as no business will be discussed the regular meeting of the club. Chamber Chatter By ED WEBER Executive Secretary, Chamber of Commerce WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBER BLACK MOUNTAIN ABC STORE DO IT TODAY n Tuesday, the 8th, your Board of Directors will hold its hly meeting. They request that anyone and everyone in Our y convey to them their thoughts and ideas as to how to make /alley an even better place to live, shop and work. Just get in i with one of the directors; Andy Andrews, Jim Aycock, :us Begley, Jack Clevenger, Herb Coman, Jack Dobson, Joe klin, Jerry Hartis, Harvy Hyder, Webster Lytle, Dick •r, George Nalesnik, Mildred Pegg, and John Watkins, or he office 9-7639. fou need not be a member-only concerned about Our >y gether we can, as the saying goes, “Move Mountains,” in lually we just seem to moan and groan. THE SWISS ALPS from a magnificent back drop for Hugh White as he stands on the edge of a 300 foot Chasm at the bottom of which was a pasture for cows. Hugh was attracted by the sound of the different sized cow bells. Note the For Friends Of Library snow field in the foreground. See this and other beautiful scenes at the Friends of the Library meeting slide show. This was near Gruenda Wald, Switzerland. Whites Present Slides 'hanqes At Post Office jj^GES AT BLACK MOUNTAIN POST ^CF.. John C. Jackson, left, and Cecil ■jDey are going opposite directions. lkson came to Black Mountain in October to direct post office activities. Nanney is retiring on February 18 after 32 years in the department. He has been assistant post master since December 1968. sjistani Postmaster anney Retires; 32 Years Service EC1* c. Nanney will retire ^uar-v '8, after 32 years and ®ys of service with the U. S. Service. He served three ers on a temporary basis 'Z fbeing officially ap for regular service on • 1, 1941. anriey was named assistant P-master on Dec. 30, 1968. All erv*ce» except for four months at Blue Ridge when it had its own post office, has been in Black Mountain. The son of Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Nanney of Black Mountain, Cecil was bom in the Broad River section of McDowell County. Prior to being associated with the Postal Service, he taught school for nine years, seven in Buncombe County, and two in Jackson Of Oteen 1 Charge Of Local PO Zf Jat'kson has been Blalf»°fficer m Charge of Black vT r m LTiarge 01 7J1 Mountain Post Office n ^ober 1971, when he d , ?t0 lhe serious illness stmL, equent death of ££*•■ ftobert Williams, e *'d his wife Betty il-lrer, pCe" wth their two tie h7 , hard and Brenda. irv.ce , *en »>«> the Postal fc£for 22 years, all this time with the Asheville Post Office. He was assistant superintendent of the Oteen Branch prior to coming to Black Mountain. A 32nd degree Mason, he is an officer of Mount Hermon Masonic Ixidge, a member of the Oasis Temple Shrine, and a member of the Board of Directors and president-elect ot the Asheville Shrine Club. Transylvania County. Nanney and his wife Eleanor live at 204 Midland Ave. They have three sons, Dr. Cecil A. Nanney of New Jersey, Harry M. of Indianapolis and Ted of Black Mountain. ’Hiey have four grandchildren. The Nanneys are members of the First Baptist Church where he has held many offices in cluding that of Deacon. He is a Past Master of Black Mountain Masonic lodge 663 A. F and A. M. and is now in his 22nd year as an officer of the lodge. Nanney also served as Scout Master of Troop 25 for six years. Asked what he plans to do after retirement Cecil said with a grin, “1 plan to do nothing. A fellow retires to quit work,” but added, ‘T expect we’ll do a lot of traveling.” Thirty-two years in the Post office, rune years of teaching school, forty one years of ser vice to your community is an enviable record. He deserves to do "nothing” for a while. “Curiosity Unlimited” is what the Hugh Whites have labeled their conversation and showing of slides coming up on Monday evening, Feb. 7 for the Friends of the Library. Everyone is invited. The meeting will be held in the Education Room of the Library, beginning with a Social Hour at 7:30, when the hostess, Mrs. Paul Limbert, will serve coffee (and Sanka, if you prefer). The meeting will begin at eight o’clock. Come early and get a good seat. The Hugh Whites have developed what can be labeled *************) Board Of Adjustments Hearing Called The Black Mountain Zoning Board of Adjustments will meet in public hearing at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10 at the library. The board will hear a request of a variance to zoning or dinances. Mr. and Mrs. James Wiseman of Owenby Trailer Park have requested the hearing. ************** “almost a habit” of summer trips to Europe. The summer of 1971 was given over to a carefully planned trip to places they had missed on previous trips: the Devon and Cornwall coasts of England, hence to Hugh’s ancestral Scotland for their first look, and next to their beloved Swit zerland for a month of hiking to spots where the usual tourist never ventures. Their slides show these scenes. The Whites say Swit zerland’s trains and postal buses served when their hiking hips wore out. Today, they think their mid seventies may mean con finement to continental U.S.A., but their best friends doubt it, knowing Hugh and Zillah White and their hiking ablity. They do, however, recommend short and easy trips for older citizens. Come and take an arm-chair trip with the Whites on Monday night, Feb. 7. These slides will interest young people as well as older citizens. Masons Black Mountain Lodge No. 663 A. F. and A. M. will meet ir Stated Communication on Friday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p. m. All Master Masons are cordially invited. Police Worn Motorists New Traffic Ordinances No parking on Sunday morning on Montreat Road from U.S. 70 to First Street and no left turns at the intersection of State and Cherry Streets are two new ordinances passed recently by the Black Mountain Board of Alderman. Either through force of habit or through not knowing of these changes, many motorists have not been obeying these new rules. Police- Chief Joe Hemphill Revival 'Hie First Free Will Baptist Church of Black Mountain, located on Lakey Street, will begin a revival this Sunday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. The recently elected pastor, the Rev. William Vaughn, will conduct the services. Special singing will be presented each night. Everyone is cordially invited to attend these services. urges the cooperation of the public in observing the new ordinances. Police officals have been lenient to give the people time to get used to the or dinances but sterner measures will be used if necessary. Failure to comply could result in citations. AARP To Hear Report On Aging Council The Swannanoa Valley Chapter No. 225 of AARP will hold its monthly meeting on Friday, Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. in the Asheville Federal Savings and loan Building. Mrs. Robrt Allison will report on the President’s Council on Aging held in Washington D. C. last Kali. 'Hie program will follow immediately after the business meeting. OFFICERS OF VJF.W. POST and AUXILIARY 9157 are shown above as they prepared to help distribute gifts to Veterans at Oteen V. A. Hospital. Left to right, front, are Edgar Waddell, post advocate, Mrs. Harold Gregory, secretary and treasurer; Mrs. C. H. Blankenship, senior vice president; back row, Harold Gregory, trustee, and C. H. Blankenship, Jr.f Vice Commander. For Servicemen, Patients, Handicapped, Needy VFW Post Helped Make Christmas Happier Time By UVA MIRACLE “Packages for Vietnam” was one of the many projects planned for Christmas 1971 by the Black Mountain V.F.W. Post and Auxiliary No. 9157. Realizing the enormity of this task, along with the other Christmas projects, work began in August when they got the aid of the Black Mountain News and Radio Station WBMS in securing names and addresses of all service personnel from the Swan nanoa Valley who were serving in Vietnam. To secure funds for these planned projects a number of events were scheduled, rummage sales, suppers at the post home and a costume jewelry sale. Ingle’s Food Store in Black Mountain, Jack Zackery, manager, gave the post a special discount on all products purchased. Donations began to come in, from Jim Osteen, Eurett Chandler, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gragg, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Copeland, and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Blankenship. Fourteen members met on November 16 at the Post Home to prepare the 16 packages for shipment overseas. These packages were mailed on November 18. The next project was the presentation of $50 to the Social Services Director of W.N.C. Sanatorium for the purchase of robes for use of patients there. These robes will be kept at the sanatorium. The Ladies Auxiliary sent $5 to the Oberry Center for Retarded Children to help make Christmas a little merrier there. The Post and Auxiliary assumed reponsibliltiy for six patients at Oteen Hospital for Christmas gifts. They also gave a party on December 16 for 37 older patients on the second floor of E. Building and helped to wrap the 2,800 gifts for the patients at the hospital. They also contributed $25 to the Juvenile Evaluation Class Starts Tuesday Advanced First Aid An advanced first aid class sponsored by Asheville Buncombe Technical Institute will begin Tuesday, Feb. 8 in the city hall starting at 7 p.m. Bob Wheelon will be the instructor. Only persons with the stan dard Red Crdss first aid card will be eligible for enrollment. There is no charge. Police Report For Last Week The Black Mountain Police Department reports one ac cident in the Township last week. A two car accident at Richardson and State Streets resulted in $125 damages, no personal injuries and no charges filed. The officers conducted 12 investigations. Three warning tickets were issued for left turn at Cherry and State Street. Two citations were issued for stop sign violations. Police made one arrest for public drunkeness, delivered two emergency messages, assisted the Sheriff’s Depart ment inservingone warrant and recovered one stolen bicycle. They escorted two funerals. Classes will meet each Tuesday and Thursday night for three weeks, two hours nightly for a total of 12 hours of in struction. Center. The “Toys for Tots” party on December 11 yielded 35 toys for children. The members collected 40 more toys; all were tagged, wrapped and delivered to about 30 families on December 24. In addition to Christmas projects, the Post contributes clothing to the Alcholic Rehabilitation and Juvenile Evaluation Centers. Members go to the V.A. Hospital for bingo games for the patients in E. Building. These patients are very elderly, many have been in the hospital for years, some are blind, some in wheel chairs. They also provide books and magazines for patients. The post gives regularly to the Chaplain at W.N.C. Sanatorium to buy things needed by the patients. Seven Auxiliary members and three from the post entered two cars and a truck in the Veteran’s Day Parade in Asheville in October. 15 Ambulance Colls No Fires Last Week; Ambulances Keep Busy No Alarms is the good word from the Black Mountain Fire Department for the week of Jan. 24-31. The Ambulance Service had their usual busy week with 15 calls. Jan. 24—12:04, North Fork to Mission, wreck, emergency; 1:48 ajn., Black Mountain to Mission emergency; 1:13 a.m. U. S. 70 to Mission, wreck, emergency. Jan. 25—12:02 pjn., Black Mountain to Mission, routine; 6:01 p.m., North Fork Road to V. A. and return, routine; 7:12 a.m., Oconeechee Ave. to V. A., emergency. Jan. 26—7:31 pjn , U.S. 70 to Mission, emergency. Jan. 27—9:30 pjn., Misson to Black Mountain, routine; 10:45 pin., Black Mountain to Mission, emergency; 12:15 p.m., Black Mountain to St. Joseph, routine; 11:56 p.m., Black Mountain to V.A., emergency; 12:31 a.m., Black Mountain to Mission, emergency. Jan. 28— 4:52 pm., U.S. 70 to Mission, wreck, emergency. Jan. 29—8:45 pm., U.S. 70 to Mission, wreck, routine. Jan. 30— 9:15 am., Black Mountain to Mission, emergency. Fire Department Awards Banquet Bob Wheelon Honored As Fireman Of Year Bob Wheelon was named “Fireman of the Year” at the Black Mountain Fire Depart ment Ladies Night and Awards Banquet on Friday evening, Jan. 21 at the Monte Vista Hotel. The Chaplain L. B. Laye presented the trophy and a check for $25 on behalf of the Roatry Club. Wheelon was chosen on his record from December to December, based on most hours training, best attendance record;, response to most fire calls anci extra duty. He has been in the Depart ment for 13 years, is a lieutenant in the Rescue Squad and a Red Cross First Aid In structor. Fire Chief Jack Leatherwood served as master of ceremonies. He welcomed the group and introduced the guests present. He also introduced five new members, James “Bud” Hall, Ix)uie I.ogan, Pete Post, Joe Williams and James Goodman. leatherwood presented five year service pins to Fred Clark, Ernest Conner, Bill Jones, Mack Kirkpatrick, Harry Oakes and Sterling Poe. New officers for the year were installed. Charles Arnett was elected president for the fourth time. Other officers included: Marion Godfrey, vice president; Freddie Robinson, secretary; Frank Williams, treasurer; Pat Willet and Bill Jones, directors. Johnny Rice presided over the drawing of door prizes which were donated by several local merchants. Deputy chief Mack Kirk patrick gave the equipment and fire report. Chaplain Laye was guest speaker. Chaplain Laye told the group the Rotary Club has purchased a plaque with spaces for the names of 12 “Fireman of the Year” recipients. This will be engraved and placed in the city hall. 'Ihe Rev. Bruce Nay, fire department chaplain, gave the invocation and benediction.
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