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_____DEVOTED 100% TO OUR COMMUNITY-THE GROWING SWANNANOA VALLEY URSPAY, MARCH 9, 1972 VOLUME 27 NUMBER 22 SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT BLACK"M.OUNTAIN, N. C. 28711 Hometown Newspaper It You Live fn Black Mountain ★ Montreat ★ Ridgecrest ★ Swannartoc 10 cents per copy 6 PAGES THIS WEEK ►quests To Help Coming In une 30 And July 1 Are his Year's Fair Dates By ERNEST DEWICK e tentative ’ date of the nnanoa Valley Medical er Fair will be June 20 and 1,1972. e Fair will again be held on parking lot of the First 1st Church, Montreat Road, k Mountain. The hours will nnounced at a later date. ie three Fairs held to date i a financial success. The Fair gave us a profit of 0. The second Fair cleared 0, while the third swelled Dank account by <8,340. e amount we clear this will depend entirely on the mse received from the ches, clubs and nizations located in the nnanoa Valley. In other Is—YOU! far to date, several ests have been made from ch groups that did not iously participate. This is a ite to the participants of years. We are succeeding ir effort to give an of the lents and visitors a clean wholesome and beneficial ;end activity that will not rgotten and one that will be >d forward to in coming s. e Swannanoa Valley cal Center Boosters’ Fair jecome an important event has attracted the attention ousands of visitors, and we ure it will continue to grow, s ask for andlistento advice. > we can use, and naturaUy ; can’t be used. It has been ested that we set up bet 130 and 50 tables, near the booths, so that Fair visitors sit down and eat in com We will start with 36 tables year, and if they are oc ed a reasonable amount of next year we’ll make t. eaking of tables—if some of ly Graham ans Crusade r Raleigh lly Graham has agreed to a crusade in Raleigh next . possibly in September. * Rev J. Mallow Owen, rman of the Greater igh Christian Council and a esman for the alliance, said lam's organization has ten "that Graham is >ng but representatives OT't been able to finalize b at this time.” i . the Church groups will guarantee to take care of the tables and service, we can arrange to get several varieties of ice cream. Coffee, tea, lemonade, ooke, etc. were all very popular in the past years, and those hot dogs, served by the Pilot Club were superb. Add some hamburgers, potato salad, homemade cake and pie—those tables would be used to capacity all through the Fair. A little music, thrown in, will always be appreicated—if we can find someone interested. This year we would like to have some additional booths for children—of all ages. We hope the Jaycees will have their Dunking Tank and Train, and it will be just what the doctor ordered if the Junior Womens Club will repeat last years performance, for those clown suits and balloons gave the Fair the added touch that it needed. Many booths have already been taken, and we suggest that you not wait too long to apply. For those who want complete details, please come, or write to Ernest DeWick, Medical Center Thrift Shop, 111 West Sate Street, Black Mountain, for information. Now and then—very seldom, we’re glad to say— someone who does not know what has taken place to secure a staff for our proposed Medical Center, makes remarks that we’ll never be able to get doctors for our Medical Center. If our few critics would only come down to the Thrift Shop for a few hours a week, or help at the Fair, we might reach our goal just a few weeks sooner. No matter what, we are on the way. Speaking of hot air, yesterday Mr Washburn offered the Thrift Shop a steam boiler with an automatic stoker. If anyone is in the market for such equipment, contact me at the Thrift Shop and Saturday from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Star Athletes Recalled Little League Director Is Speaker For Rotary Lastweek Black Mountain Rotarians had as their speaker “Micky” McConnell, training director of the I .ittle Leagues of America with headquarters in Williamsport, Pa. McConnell was spending some weeks in this area with the special purpose of setting up a Little League training con ference at Asheville School next summer. He was staying at the home of old friends, Dr. and Mrs. Gordon Mahy of Warren Wilson College. McConnell has been associated also with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes from the beginning, going back to his days with Branch Rickey. He reminisced about contacts with star athletes like Brooks Robinson, Bobby Richardson, and Bill Bradley. He told of the enthusiasm for Little Leagues of Steve Blass, Pirate pitcher who was hero of the 1971 World Series. Since small boys look up to star athletes as their ideals, it is important that these men set a good example on and off the field, he told the Rotarians. Let a pitcher concentrate on hie pitching instead of trying to be also an umpire and a star actor. Let an athlete learn to profit from his mistakes instead of brooding about his errors, he said. One of the current areas of emphasis of Little League leaders is to improve the sportsmanship of spectators; the parents watching a game may be a greater problem than the boys on the field, said the speaker. An invited guest at this meeting was David Ivey, Director of Recreation for the Town of Black Mountain. A vote of thanks was given to Rotarian Woodrow Patton for his gift of a new United States flag to the club. Billy Edd Wheeler To MC Supper And Program To Benefit Medical Center civic clubs in the Swannanoa area are making plans for a big Booster’s supper this Saturday night, March 11, at Warren Wilson College at 7 p. m. Billy Edd Wheeler will be Master of Ceremonies. Also appearing in the program, which is designed to give area residents more information about the progress of the Medical Center, are Ernest Dewick, Wilson McMakin and Jim Clevenger. The program is designed to be short and informative with the main feature being good food and Billy Edd’s contributions as Master of Ceremonies. Dr. Reuben Holden, president of Warren Wilson College, will give greetings. This event is sponsored and promoted by the Men’s Club, the Women’s Club, PTA and Lion’s Club of the Swannanoa area. Tickets may be bought from any member of these clubs and also at the Bank of Asheville in Swannanoa at $5.00 each. Plans are being made to have 300 people present. The proceeds will go to the Swannanoa Valley Medical Center. Will Petition Be Presented Monday? Annexation, Mobile Home Head Board's Agenda Two major topics will be among items taken up by the Black Mountain Board of Aldermen at their regularly scheduled meeting this Monday night (March 13) at 7:30 p. m. in the city hall. Meetings are open to the public. The Board will consider adoption of an ordinance to annex approximately 10 acres of land into the town. It will also probably pass on its third and final reading an ordinance restricting further growth of mobile home parks in the town. Previous votes an this issue have been split 3-2 witn Aldermen Tom Sobol and William Hickey voting against the proposed restrictions. If the Board of Aldermen receives a petition signed by 15 per cent of the qualified voters in the area proposed for an nexation the town is required by law to hold an election in the area. In addition, if the board receives a petition signed by 15 per cent of the qualified voters of the entire town requesting that the annexation be put to a vote, the Board must hold an election in the town and in the PICTURED ABOVE ARE THE WINNERS of £5.00 Savings Bonds presented by Grove Stone in recognition of a five year safety record without a medical or lost-time accident. (Left to Right are) Robert Ledford, Pete Ray, Elbert Wilson and Lewis Melton. The Awards were presented at a safety supper given by the Grove Stone and Sand Branch of B. V. Hedricks Gravel and Sand Company. This supper was given the employees in recognition of their completing another 100 working days without a lost-time accident. In addition to the five year winners the following employees received one-year awards: John Brackett, James Dalton, William Fuller, Ricky Greenwood, Paul Sparks, Ia-c Roy Sparks, Curtis Vellano, Bill Ray, Clarence Jones, James Carver, Carlton Jones and Boyd Teague. 22 Concerts Scheduled Choir Leaves On Tour The Warren Wilson College choir left last Thursday on its annual spring tour. A total of 22 concerts are scheduled, in ducting a home concert in the Studying In The Learning Lab Education Is Available ■et High School Diploma Free toj? |fve a high school ' not, contact the rJn,s Lab at Asheville sh'nb?, Technical Institute L;vil!e phone 254-8185 to : Ration about the High quivalency Program. Ini eaming Lab is Vi Wl 110 that any adult can j! a tune convenient to < at lon^ as he wishes, ' nis °wn pace, use the materials most beneficial to him, and study only the subjects that serve his own particular need. There is no charge. Education is the key to em ployment and enjoyment. What is a Learning Lab? Glad you asked! The Learning Lab offers a cross-section of nearly every course available through a technical institute, but with a difference! All courses in the lab are "programmed” which means that they are private study courses using records, tapes, filmstrips, and special books written to instruct on an in dividual basis. Any or all of it is available to you from 8 a. m. to 9:15 p. m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a. m . to 4 p. m. on Fridays. The only cost is time and effort. .No money. college chapel on March 19. The group will perform mostly at Presbyterian chur ches and schools in New York and New Jersey this year. It began its concert tour at the Methodist Retirement Home in Durham and will end the trip with a performance at the First Baptist Church in Old Fort on March 14. Robert Keener, chairman of Warren Wilson’s music department, is the choir director. Twenty-five students are making the trip. Theologian To Be Counselor At Ridgecrest David B. Thomas, a student at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, will serve as summer counselor at Ridgecreat Baptist Assembly, Ridgecrest. Thomas has earned the master of theology, master of religious education and education specialist degrees at New Orleans Seminary. He has served as pastor of Grace Baptist Church, New Orleans, and as fellow in the department of psychology and counseling at New Orleans Seminaary. Married to the former Miss Donna Cruce of Bessemer. Ala., they have one child, Paul David. As summer counselor, Thomas will counsel guests with personal problems, coordinate decision services and help youth and adults in vocational guidance. WINNERS OF THE PINEWOOD DERBY RACE Held recently by Boy Scout Troop No. 77 are shown above with the judges. Left to right, Michael Clevenger, winner; N. H. Kirk, judge in charge of start; Hubert Hudgins, judge in charge of the finish line; and Steve Rhinehart, second place. Hie boys In Troop 77 were given a block of wood, four wheels, four nails and were asked to design a car to race in the “Pinewood Derby Contest” set up for the troop. Church Holds Lay Seminar Beginning with the morning worship service this Sunday, the lay members, men, women and youth of the Black Moun tain Presbyterian Church will conduct a seminar entitled “God Is Greater...Than You Think.” The seminar will continue through evening hours from 7:30 to 8:30 on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. It will end Wednesday, March 15. A church spokesman said, “Since the conception of God held by the average individual is so infinitely small, the end result hoped for of this seminar is that this conception will be enlarged and the hearers will be spiritually uplifted.” The public is invited to attend. High Official Is Guest Masons Monthly Meeting On Friday evening, March 3, at 8 p. m., Black Mountain Lodge No. 663, A. F. and A. M. met in regular monthly stated communication with Worshipful Master Ernest A. Reed presiding. Twenty-three members and two visitors were present. Worshipful Brother David White, District Deputy Grand Master of the 61st Masonic District of Masons in North Carolina, was received in due form for his official visit to the Ix)dge. After the business of the Ix)dge had transacted, Brother White gave a talk on the educational program of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina Masons. Local members were challenged to join wholeheartedly in helping to carry out the program for the good of mankind around the world. Chaplain, Brother Copeland spoke on the subject of Americanism. After the lodge was closed, refreshments were served in the dining room below. area to be annexed. The area proposed for an nexation is known as the Goodson-Dula property, located across North Fork Road from the golf course. The owners have indicated that they wish to develop the property into a motel-type lodge or inn with 50 rooms and a restaurant. Because of the importance of the mobile home issue, its direct affect on many persons in the area, the Black Mountain News is publishing the following material about the mobile home industry. It was prepared in Raleigh by the State Planning Division, an agency active in city planning and preparation of zoning ordinances. Hie News hopes it will help provide a deeper perspective on the mobile home question. The material is as follows: The 1970 Census classifies more than 15 percent of the total housing units in North Carolina as substandard. People seldom occupy sub standard housing units by choice. Lade of a sufficient income or other financial resources to acquire standard housing on today’s market is obviously the reason that such a large portion of the population must live in less than adequate quarters. A major concern of govern ment at all levels is to en courage the production of housing at a cost that more nearly approaches the financial capability of this large portion of the population. The mobile home industry is supplying a possible answer to this problem. In recent years it has become the fastest growing segment of the housing market and is having a considerable impact on the State as a whole. At present, in North Carolina, six percent of the population lives in mobile homes, whereas in 1960, less than one percent of the population was living in such units. The present per centage amounts to over 300,000 people, and the number is steadily growing. Recognition of this phenomenon is important in all local, regional, and state planning operations. It is evident that the mobile home is becoming a commanding segment of the housing supply across the State. The production of mobile homes nationwide in IMS was more than three times the production for the entire five year period 1955-1M0. Con ventional housing starts on the other hand were only eight percent above the average for these years. This growth far surpasses any other in the housing field and dominates the housing category of homes costing $35,000 and less. Presently, 90 per cent of all new homes in North Carolina under $15,000 are mobile homes, and seventy-eight per cent of the new homes under under $25,000 mobile homes. Until very recently, the im portance and the future potential of the mobile home has been under-emphasized in housing studies. Among other things, it has been virtually ignored as a possible housing source for low and moderate income persons. This factor is understandable since most people refer to the basic, rectangular mobile unit Turn To Page 4 Parade Saturday Local Girls To Observe 6Oth Scout Anniversary Girl Scouts of the U. S. A. this year is celebrating its 60th Anniversary. Girl Scout Week starts on Saturday, Mar. 11, with a parade in Asheville from 12 noon to 1:45. Some of the troops from the Black Mountain-Swannanoa neighborhood will be marching with Girl Scouts from Pisgah Council. A program will be held in the Black Mountain Presbyterian Church at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon for all scouts, parents and friend. Monday is Homemaking Day. Tuesday emphasises Citizenship. Scouts will put on a flag ceremony at school; the Junior troop in Swannanoa will have a flag ceremony at the PTA meeting on Thursday. Wednesday is Bloodmobile Day. Girls are recruiting adults to donte blood at the South French Broad YWCA from 3-8 p. m. and at the Blood Center at Kennilwaorth and Tunnel Road from 1-5 p. m. A Girl Scout Art Show will be on exhibit at the Tunnel Road Shopping Center on Friday, Mar. 17. Other events include a movie for Brownies and a bicycle trip for Juniors. Artists Display Prints In WW Gallery Of Art Thirty recent prints by North Carolina artists are now on exhibition in the art gallery of the Warren Wilson College library and will continue through March 26. The exhibition, which was assembled by the N. C. Museum AARP To Hear Program About African Safari The regular mommy meeting of the Swannanoa Valley Chapter No. 225, AARP will be held on Friday morning, March 10 at 10 a.m. in the Asheville Federal Bank Building. Col Staley G Saulnier will show color slides and narrate his safari in Krueger Park, South Africa. of Art, shows original work by contemporary North Carolina printmakers. It includes works by Earl Mueller of Durham,George Bireline of Raleigh, Grove Robinson, formerly of Mars Hill and now of New York, and Ed Shewntake of Winston-Salem. Of special interst are two prints—“Intaglio Duo S^Z” and “Interim”—by Joseph Albers, who lived and taught at Blade Mountain College from 1933 to 1949. * Re-elected Gordon H. Greenwood, of Black Mountain, chariman of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, was re-elected Wednesday, Mar. 1, as chair man of the 13th district of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners. Seven counties in the district are Buncombe, Burke, Madison, McDowell, Ruther ford and Yancey.
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