sdav. Jan. 25. 1973 Volume 28 Number lfi
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ard Of Aldermen Meeting
Aack Kirkpatrick Is
Jew Town Fire Chief
Y i^atherwood resigned
aCk Mountain Fire Chief
Mack Kirkpatrick was
nted to replace him at
londay night meeting of
own aldermen. Neither
appeared in person;
herwood's resignation
3v letter.
his letter Leatherwood
his association with the
and its people had been
,f the 'highest rewards"
; Hfe. He said he intends
v on as a member of the
lepartment.
kpatrick's appointment
recommended to the
i of alderman by Marion
■ey speaking on behalf of
(ecutive board of the fire
rtment and all the
bers. The appointment
?d unanimously. All
men were present,
other business, the town
jved sale of Triangle
i Company, who has the
hise for cable TV service
to Sammonds Corn
cations, Inc., of Dallas,
Sammonds also operates
vision in Wavnesville.
48 systems and 250,000
ribers, it is the sixth
st company of its kind in
ation.
ordinance establishing
Planning Board was
d on its second reading,
inertv east of town was
ed from residential to
nercial. It is located
of Highway 70 just
across from the schools.
A. J. Hemphill and C. E.
Slagle were reappointed to the
Board of Adjustments while
John McWhorter let it be
known he wanted to be
relieved of duties on that
board.
An increase in taxi rates
within the city limits from 50
cents to 75 cents was ap
proved. Dick Reed's request
to sell his taxi permits to
Woodrow Anders was ap
proved.
The board approved ex
penditures of $724.42 to pay for
rewiring utility poles to
provide power for Christmas
lighting on t.he streets. Mild
criticism of the move was
expressed by A. F. Tyson Jr.
who said the merchants had
already paid for this several
years before.
A petition was approved
from Mrs. Johnnie Nanney to
have property taken into the
city limits and zoned R-20.
Street lights were approved
for a location on Craigmont
Road and for the intersection
of Rhododendron and laurel.
Alderman Jim Buckner
reported that he had received
several complaints about
visibility at the corner of
Vance Ave. and Highway 9
south, an intersection under
state jurisdiction. The town
will wrrite the state highway
commission about a traffic
light there.
Buckner presented a drug
control plan for study by the
aldermen. It included three
phases, education in the
schools, rehabilitation and
more emphasis on in
vestigation.
Alderman Tom Sobol
reported that he was not ready
yet to present recom
mendations on joint water
arrangements with Montreat.
It was announced that
codification of the town’s
ordinances was complete.
A. F. Tyson told the board
that in his opinion more
emphasis should be placed on
upgrading the downtown area
and money should should be
spent there as well as on the
current popularly aupported
area, that of recreation.
'Downtown should be the top
priority; we need to keep it
healthy and viable,” said
Tyson. Mayor Richard Stone
agreed, saying the board
supported the idea 100 per
cent.
Due to lack of adequate
representation, the
Recreation Commission did
not present recommendations
concerning the membership
rates at the golf course.
Alderman Tom Sobol
suggested that the town not
wait on the Recreation
Commission but could get
certain small needs attended
to immediately.
Impest In A Teapot?
tmplainfs On Summey
em Exaggerated
ByJCVI AYCOCK
NEWS PUBLISHER
:e again Monday night
ral residents on
iodendron Avenue ap
ed before the Black
itain Board of Aldermen
uplain about activities of
11 ey Sign Company,
ed near their homes.
? complaints have been
tssed at the last three or
meetings of the alder
f complaints include use
Idmg equipment at night,
1 trucks rolling through
eighborhood, violation of
'g ordinances against
nercial operations in
lential nieghborhoods,
>sive noise and generally
Gaining a public
mce. Tempers have
ared on the rise with each
ing.
isday of this week the
h Mountain News in
gated the situation to see
"hat the truth of the
er might be. In the
on of this reporter the
faints against Mike
ne>' and his sign com
are greatly exaggerated,
the first place, Summey
he does not use welding
'ment in his business. He
ised welding equipment
■'me, to prepare a new
;for being placed on the
Jn one or two other oc
as Summey has repaired
in tools with welding,
e do no metal fabricating
u "ork," Summey told
,ews "All our materials
ordered pre-cut and
d> drilled. We just put it
her, mainly with bolts
Various fastening pins."
s "Titer's inspection of
abiding and the work done
'verified this statement,
‘ere was there evidence
■ aiding being done. All
11 ■ progress was being
d together, not welded,
"ey said he once hooked
1 "elder and tested to see
‘nterfered with his
ision reception. There
r"' effect, he claimed.
"e of rny neighbors who
1 dlns to the board about
Sfcs a short wave radio,
really tears up TV
reception,” Summey added.
Lights at night are among
those complaints registered
against Summey. He told the
News his employees work
from 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m.
and not at night. He said he
starts as late as 8:30 a. m. to
avoid disturbing people
nearby. If he has a light on at
night it is inside the building
and no more light than his
house or his neighbor’s house
produces. The building has no
windows opening onto the side
faced by. those complaining
about lights.
There is no noise at night
because no work is being done
after 5:30 p. m.
Summey says he has been in
business since April 1969 and
since that time there have
been no more than six or seven
trucks at his place. There is
adequate room for them to get
entirely off the street and they
cause no traffic congestion, he
indicated.
Summey says he is not
violating any zoning or
dinance. He was in business in
April 1969 and his building was
under construction in
November 1969. He was
outside the city limits until the
limits were extended on June
26, 1969. The zoning ordinance
was not passed until well after
his building was started.
Zoning went into effect
January 7, 1970, and provides
that existing non-complying
structures are not regulated,
only new ones started after
zoning takes effect.
Therefore if the dates
provided by Summey are
correct, he is indeed not in
violation and cannot be closed
up for violation of zoning
ordinances. He is entirely
within his rights in operating
as he does, unless course he
maintains something
dangerous or otherwise
legally prohibited.
At this time Summey is
looking for property to build a
new shop on. He has plans and
an architectural drawing of a
structure 75 feet wide and 180
feet long with a 25 x 40 front
extension. He says he hopes to
move into it this year.
In this observer’s opinion he
deserves reasonable time to
make and carry out his plans
to move.
LINDA MUMPOWER No. 25 of the
Warlassies guards Adell of Reynolds as
Emilie Davidson moves in to get a loose ball.
Ready to assist is Janice Hussey (No. 32).
Photo by Jim Steele.
Says Clevenger Of Medical Center
Success Needed Now Or
Future May Be In Doubt
The chips are down. If the
project isn’t successful now, I
don't see any opportunity in
the near future to get it going
again.
Referring to the Swannanoa
Valley Medical Center, Jack
Clevenger added, there is no
doubt in my mind—now is the
time to go ahead with this
program.
Clevenger is chairman of
the corporate giving division
of the capital funds drive for
the medical center. Working
with him on the committee are
Jim Norton, manager of the
Black Mountain branch of the
Bank of Asheville, and Tom
Sobol of Sobol House of
Furnishings. Sobol is also on
the Black Mountain Board of
Aldermen.
"There is another individual
whose active support of this
division we hope to be able to
announce this week after he
settles some other com
mittments, Clevenger said.
The Swannanoa Valley is
fortunate to have 12 very
prosperous companies located
here. The corporate giving
division will solicit con
tributions from this com
munity , Clevenger explained.
A native of Black Moun
tain Clevenger has main
tained an interest in local
projects. He is president of the
Black Mountain Chamber of
Commerce, and is a former
chairman if the Citizens
Committee for Better Schools.
I have a little trouble
remembering how I get in
volved in the medical center
program, Clevenger said. I
just slid into it.
Clevenger's brother, Jim, is
president of the Medical
Center association. Over the
years they have seen several
proposals offered for a
medical facility—from doc
tors’ offices to small hospitals
and clinics to the medical
center building that is
proposed now.
Some of the changes in the
plans have been made to allow
us to qualify for the most
JACK CLEVENGER
federal funds possible,
Clevenger explained.
One advantage of the
proposed facility is that it will
be a co-operative practice
building. That is what doctors
look for when opening new
offices, he said.
Among the medical center’s
facilities will be five doctors
offi es, emergency and minor
surgery rooms, X-ray
equipment, free baby clinics,
a dental suite and an op
tometrist suite.
One-Hundred-Seventy-Five
thousand dollars must be
pledged locally for the
medical center project,
Clevenger said. That amount
will then be matched with
federal funds.
Three - Hundred - Fifty
thousand dollars is a
staggaring sum in some
respects, but in many ways it
is a modest amount for what
we plan to accomplish.
The commitments we have
from the architect and others
are very reasonable,” he
continued.
This is a major capital funds
drive, and a major project for
a community this size. But the
need is definitely here for the
medical center. It will never
be cheaper to us than it is now.
Clevenger, who holds a
Bachelor of Science degree in
industrial management from
the University of Tennessee, is
associated with his brother
Jim in business.
The two organized
Clevenger Knitting Mills in
1966, and last year founded
Clevenger Construction
Company.
Prior to that, Clevenger was
personnel manager at
Kearfott Industries here.
Clevenger was appointed by
the governor in 1968 to the 15
member North Carolina
Zoological Authority, which is
concerned with the
development of a 1500 acre
Zoo near Asheboro.
We have the money, the land
and the director for that
project, and that’s all we need
to go ahead with it, Clevenger
said.
He is also currently serving
as president of the Catawba
Valley Hosiery Manufacturers
association, and is a member
of the North Carolina Pilots
Association.
Clevenger and his wife
Mary Anne have two
daughters, Natalie, 11, and
Jackie,9.
Basketball
Games Last
Week By Owen
The Owen Warhorses lost
both their last two games, to
Reynolds 74-62 and to Erwin
73-57. The Warlassies lost to
Reynolds in a close game 25-23
and won a close contest
against Erwin 26-25.
Tuesday night Erwin had
five players in double digits
and won easily, using mostly
subs late in the game. Sam
Stewart scored 19 and Steve
Davidson 18 for the
Warhorses.
The Warlassies played hard
and earned a one point win
with Becky Brank getting 10
points. The score was close all
night. Several players were
side with the flu and the bench
was called on for heavy
duty. Flu also had hit some of
the boys.
Lost Friday night Davidson
and Stewarthad 20 points each
in the loss to Reynolds. The
Warhorses looked good in
defeat.
The Reynolds girls won a
close game despite a good
effort by the Warlassies.
Linda Mumpower had nine
and Emilie Davidson eight
points.
Free Tax Service For
Poor And Elderly Here
The Internal Revenue Service is establishing a volunteer in
come tax assistance office in Black Mountain for the elderly and
those with low incomes.
This service is free.
The Black Mountain office will be in the Fellowship Hall of the
Black Mountain Presbyterian Church on Montreat Road.
This tax assistance program for the Swannanoa Valley area
will begin Saturady, Feb. 3 from 9 a.m. till 12 noon. The service
will be available each Saturday at the same hours until the tax
filing deadline.
For further information Call Vernon Johnson at 669-7252.
Womans Club Fashion
Show Models Needed
All members of The Black
Mountain Woman’s Club who
are willing to model in the
February Fashion Show are
urged to contact either of the
chairman, Mrs. G. Albert
Clough at 669-7154 or Mrs.
Cliff Meyer at 6(59-5561 as soon
as possible.
All clothes to be modeled
must be made either by the
persons modeling or
especially made for that
person by someone else.
Only club members are
eligil'
KEN BUCKNER (No. 25) of Owen battles a
Reynolds player for the ball as Sammy
Stewart (No. 11) moves in to assist. Photo by
Jim Steele.
Joycee Honors Night
Andy Andrews Keynote
Speaker For Banquet
Andy Andrews, vice
president of Conferences,
Mountain Retreat
Association, will deliver the
keynote address at the Black
Mountain - Swannanoa
Jaycees’ Annual Awards
Banquet to be held at
Assembly Inn, Montreat, this
Saturday, Jan. 27. Andrews
is a former Secretary of Men
of the Presbyterian Church N.
S. in Richard, Va. He was a
representative of the
Denomination in Geneva,
Switzerland with the World
Council of Churches. He is
active in Boy Scout work
Currently he is serving as ar
Library Presentation
American Folklore Is
Topic Of Story Hour
Johnny Appleseed, Pecos
Bill, Paul Bunyan, Davy
Crockett, Mike Fink, John
Henry and Joe Magarac will
be featured “guests” on films
and records and in pictures
and stories this Saturday, Jan.
27 during the Potpourri Series
of Story Hour at the Black
Mountain Library.
The program will be about
the folklore of America and
will also touch on the folklore
of other countries. Two color
films will be shown; they are
“Johnny Appleseed” and
“Aesop’s Fables.”
Folklore includes anything
passed on orally from one
generation to another. Three
forms will be used in the
program: songs, stories and
games. A special feature will
be the recounting of some
Pancake Supper
Sponsored By
Big "O" Club
The Big “0” Club will
sponsor a Pancake Supper at
the Owen High School
cafeteria on Friday evening,
Feb. 2 from 4:.')0 - 7:00 p.m.
Tickets will be $1 per person.
The menu will consist of
pancakes, sausage, butter,
syrup and milk or coffee.
All proceeds will go to the
Athletic Department at Owen.
Cherokee folklore.
Books and records on
folklore will be displayed,
reviewed and available for
immediate check-out.
The program will be from 2
4 p.m. with registration and
attendance work being done
from 1:30—2:00 p.m. All
youngsters aged 5—12 are
invited to this free program in
the Education Room of the
Black Mountain Library. The
program will conclude with a
treat reminescent of the work
of Johnny Appleseed—candied
apples!
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executive in the chamber oi
commerce and is a pasl
president of this organization.
Andrews is a member of the
Area Conference Ad
ministrators Assn, and an
Elder in the Montreat
Presbyterian Church.
An active conservationist,
he is sponsor of the Con
servation Club at Montreat
Anderson College. He
received an award from Gov.
Bob Scott for his conservation
efforts.
The Andrews have two
children, Sarah and Al, both
college students.
The topic of his talk
Saturday evening will be
“Community Impact.”
Highlights of the banquet
will be the presentation of the
Distinguished Service Award,
highest honor given by
Jaycees, to a young man of the
community.
Other awards to be
presented include: the Out
standing Young Educator
Award, sponsored by Carolina
Power and Light Co.; Out
standing Young Law Officer;
Faith In God Award; and
Senior Citizen Award.
The annual awards banquet
will highlight Jaycee week
January 21-27.
NOTICE
New Schedule
Begins Monday
Next week the Black Mountain News will return to its former
schedule of Thursday delivery instead of Friday delivery as it has
been for several months. This will give advertisers an additional
day for weekend sales.
Because of this change in schedule, deadlines for submitting
news and advertising will be returned too 5 p.m. on Monday in
stead of the present Tuesday deadline. This begins NEXT WEEK
so don’t forget, to get your news or advertising in on time, please
get it to us not later than MONDAY. Your cooperation is needed to
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Thank you.
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