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Your , Hometown Newspaper If You Live In ★ Black Mountain ★Montreat ★ Ridgecrest ★ Swannanoa I Thursday. March 25, 1976. Volume 31, Number 25 SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT BLACK MOUNTAIN. N.C. 28711 15 CENTS Taylor Again Seeks Nationwide Primary Police Department Commended President Ford’s Motorcade Goes Through Black Mountain Legislation that would require all state presidential preference primaries to be held on the same day has been reintroduced by U.S. Rep. Roy A. Taylor, who sponsored the bill in 1972. 'The multi-state primary system we are now using leaves presidential candidates broke and exhausted, the public confused, tired and sick from an overdose of politics,” Taylor said. “The present system also is expensive to the taxpayers and places too much emphasis on the results of one state which may or may not represents valid cross-section of American opinion.” Swannanoa Valley Bicentennial Folk Festival Friday At 7:30 \ The time is rapidly ap proaching for the Swannanoa Valley Bicentennial Folk Festival in honor of the Rich History of the Swannanoa Valley. Participation this year is for fun and exhibition not for competition. Friday night March 26, at7:30p.m., the curtain will go up on the stage irr the Owen High School Auditorium, with David Wilson as master of ceremonies. The admission price of one dollar per person is a real bargain for such a gala evening of en tertainment. The following groups will present the program which has been planned for your entertainment. The Owen High Pep Band; the Sunshine School will present a Square Dance; The Minuet; and Skip To-My-Lou; The Sweet Adelines, a female barber shop singing choral ensemble; The Square Dance Team of the Black Mountain Primary School; a string band and David Holt from Warren Wilson College; The Black Mountain Grammar School Seventh and Eighth Grade Choruses; and Folk Dance Team; The Swannanoa Elementary School, Square dance and clogging teams and a program of Religious Folk Music by Smyrna School. So load ma and all the young’uns and roll on down to the High School for an evening of good old hip slapping, foot tapping music and dancing. R?lSaTHTRSr S^“are Dance Team members are Krissie Baldwin, 4nn^ Kay*Pffs‘?y' Gena Moore. Emily Culbreth, Sheri Hollifield, Leigh i" „Navees' K"sty Nl*-Cr,stl Hensley, Lance Camp, Mark Hopkins, Anthony R^d Sea" HayCS’ Bna" °akes’ Robbie MorriSl Stephen Ball, and Keith SKIP TO MY LOU — The Sunshine School Folk Dance Team members are: Becky Cloud, Stacey Peek, Karen Futch, Charlie Lunsford, Pam Marett, Chris Schulthers, Laura Dickens, Dewayne Jones, Clista Barker, John Babb, Traci Stone, Chris Waters, Robert Hughes, Jenny Schultheis and Marc Wright. Not Pictured David Perry and Julie Blankenship. ■ BACK TO COLONIAL DAYS, costumes and all, for the Minuet by the Little Ladies and Gentlemen of the Sunshine School. They are: Tommy Sullivan, Karen Watson, Rodney Pressley, Donna Lytle, John Smith, Jeanne Jones, The Uth District congressman added, "While my bill designates the First Tuesday in May as the date for the nationwide presidential preference primary, I am more interested in abandoning the present drawn-out primary process than the particular date on which a nationwide primary should be held. r The Black Mountain Police Department proved, once again their ability to handle unusual situations with skill Black Mountain Has Chance To Aid Sister Town Black Mountain • Swann an oa Chamber of Commerce is launching a drive to obtain funds for the survivors of families of coal miners who died as a result of the recent explosion in mines located in Black Mountain of Oven Fork, Kentucky. “The Exact similarity of the two names, Black Mountain, makes it extremely fitting that we un dertake this drive. They are our coal miners and we do try to understand their plight” states Lee Clapp, President. “This is a person to person affair in which funds - all of the funds • will go directly to the needy” explains Col. Ed Weber, Chamber Manager. He believes that survivors of the Black Mountain mine disaster benefiting from this drive will have their feelings and emotions greatly boostered knowing that the people of another Black Mountain care about them. While the local Black Mountain churches, schools, business and individuals are participating in the drive, everyone in the area may and are asked to donate whatever amounts they can or care to give. Many persons in the area have families and relatives working the mines of Black Mountain. They placed many emergency calls to Oven Fork. Mrs. Rex Cloud of Black Mountain has two cousins who due to taking physical exams at the time of " the explosion escaped injury. Funds should be sent to the Black Mountain - Swannanoa Chamber of Commerce, 411 West State Street, Black Mountain, 28711. “We are establishing a deadline of March 31 but db hope that people won’t wait until that late date to do wltht they want to do now,” comments Lee Clapp. A Comical View How To Conserve Energy At Charles D. Owen High School By TOM NANNEY TO CONSERVE OIL Over the entire school cut the thermostat down to twenty degrees. Everyone would have to wear their thermal undies and a furry Eskimo coat, insulated with parrot feathers, dainty chickadee down or bustard feathers. It doesn't really matter which, they all let the cold in. TO CONSERVE ELECTRICITY The loundapeaker and class change bell couldn’t be used. So to solve this problem, one of our counselers would have to dress up like a town crier and run up and down the halls hollering hear ye! hear ye! folks!, giving the daily an nouncements or screaming time to change! time to change! The lights would have to be turned off. Everyone would have to do his work by candle or kerosene lantern light. TlSa might create a small problem. The various nooks and cranies of our school would be dark, thus creating an increase in the hug’n and kiss'n that goes on here. Bid now everyone would have a good excuse when caught, “It’s not what it seems Mr. Lytle, we’re just tryin to keep warm.” The duplicating machines would have to be shut off. Then the secretaries would have to hand copy all the bulletins and absentee lists for each day, which will result in them getting writer’s cramps, but it's nothing that a dab of Ben Gay wouldn’t cure. In stead of using electric typewriters, manual ones would have to be substituted. The secretaries, or whoever was using them, would wear their fingers to the bone. It’s just a small sacrifice they'll have to make if they want energy for the future. We just couldn’t have the lunch room ladies cooking on electric stoves. They’d have to stand long Wooden handled spoon in hand stirring a big black pot over an open fire. Or as the students went through the lunch line, the serving ladies would hand everyone a stick, two hot dogs and a handful of marshmallows while directing them to the nearest available opening at the outdoor bonfire. jr v TOM NANNEY In the summer when it’s really hot and stuffy, instead of suspending students for misbehavior, assign them to fan duty. That is standing in the principal’s office and fanning him with a giant fan with a long handle, much like ancient Egyptian slaves did their masters, while oc casionally sopping his face with a washrag soaked in ice water. Even though these suggestions may cause hard ships, they would be well worth while if we’re to con serve energy for the future kids of America. Editor’s Comment: The above is the prise winning essay for this quarter for the Kiwanis Club by students at Owen High School. MW and dispatch last Saturday, when President Gerald Ford’s plans to fly by helocopter to Spruce Pine was thwarted by heavy rain and fog. Given less than 15 minutes notice the local police officers quickly rallied to set up an efficient traffic flow through Black Mountain for the President’s auto motorcade. Asst. Chief James Wiseman told the Black Mountain News staff Monday, they were called and alerted on Thur sday, of last week to set up traffic controls so, that if anything should happen weatherwise, things could move swiftly through the Town. They were also told they would be given at least an hours notice. At that time Chief Slagle and Wiseman alerted all the Volunteer Police Officers and worked out a complete control program so that the officers would offer an Honor Guard on the streets for the President. Then early Saturday morning they were advised their services would not be required and the plan was called off. Saturday afternoon, following the rally at the Asheville Mall, the President's Party embarked in three helicopters for the flight to Spruce Pine - they reached Black Mountain and the rain poured down and the fog rolled in. The helicopters circled the Township for about ten minutes then returned to the airport at Asheville. At approximately 4 p.m. Asst. Chief Wiseman was called by the Asheville Police Dept, and told to put the plan into effect as the President’s party would be passing through in about IS minutes. No time to alert the Volunteers. Officers Solesbee, Finberg, Sorrells, Chief Slagle, and Wiseman of the Black Mountain Police Dept., and Robby Yages of the Montreat Police Dept, responded. They were asked to station a man at the Blue Ridge Crossing by the High way Patrol. Officer' Fineberg was assigned there. Asst. Chief Wiseman at Dougherty, King College Choir At Presbyterian Church The King College Sym phonic Choir as part of its 1976 Spring lour win present a concert of sacred music on Sunday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Black Mountain Presbyterian Church. The. SS-Voice Symphonic Choir, under the direction of Dr. C.C. Loomis, has a repertoire of sacred music including traditional anthems and spirituals. Within the Symphonic Choir are three smaller groups, each one having its own selection of music. The Chapel Choir, consisting of 15 members, is led by a student director, Tate Newland, and performs contemporary and classical anthems. The Men’s Quartet has a repertoire of gospel, barbershop, and con temporary music. The String Choir, which has four mem bers, performs religious folk music. The public is invited to hear the concert from the choir of King College, Bristol, Ten nessee. Black Mountain Firs Department Respond To Calls Mayor Commends Churches I, Margaret Slagle, Mayor of the Town of Black Moun tain, would like to take this opportunity to commend the participating churches who recently took part in the Ecumenical Services. The unity, felt in the combined worship of our Maler, was especially expressed in the music shared. No one knew or cared what church or denomination you were from, it was just children of one father sitting together to worship him. The combined offerings from these services, which were presented to ABCCM East, are helping the ones in need with a concentrated rather than individual giving, from each church or charitable organization. 1 feel the community as a while profited from these services in both religious and public service. -s- Margaret G. Slagle Mayor of Black Mountain ALLISON’S MOBILE H< Ray and Carol Allison at Tuesday morning. The 1 trucks and 15 men am determined at press timi started inside the trailer to be called back at 9:25 Exxon and Carol is a hi three little girls, Stacey Sorrells and Yates at Mon treat Rd. and Solesbee at Richardson Blvd. with Chief Slagle coordinating. When the motorcade approached Blue Ridge Crossing Officer Fineberg called by walkie talkie. The ten car motorcade with its Highway Patrol escort went straight through without a hitch. The Police Department received a commendation for their efficiency from the High way Patrol. The President and Elvis who says things don’t happen in Black Mountain? League Of Women Voters Serves The Public Thoughtful readers of last week’s NEWS must have wondered who or what could have been the source of the excellent front-page analysis of the three bond issues on our March 23 Primary ballots. Answer: the North Carolina League of Women Voters and the Black Mountain News, Editor Uva Miracle. This is the type of public service for which the League is best know, but it is by no means the only type of public service which it performs. Beginning in October a League committee has been at work eh the universally in teresting, if not universally popular, subject of State and ijeal taxes. Chairman Sybil Tvmpson, accompanied by Sarah Upchurch and Hugo Tlibmpson, began by at tending a tax workshop of the inKUise of Government at Chapel Hill. Is there such a thing as a “good” tax? As a “good" tax system? A good tax system will: 1. Be adequate - meet the needs; 2. Keep pace with changes in population and income; 3. Avoid causing industry to locate elsewhere; 4. Be fair - according to ability to pay; 5. Have collection cost in reasonable relation to return; 6. Avoid bad en vironmental effects. With these standards as a yardstick the committee has pursued a thorough-going study of our present tax system. This will culminate in a general meeting in Asheville on the morning of April 8,. at which guest experts will comment and will field questions from the audience. The public are invited to this as to all League meetings. Watch for particulars in next week's NEWS. |.x 1X1-,../Tt MRS. ALBERTA MacSPADDEN'S Residence Sky High Acres — The roof from the Rev. Dr. Forest Feezor’s house blew off *nd landed on roof of the MacSpadden residence causing the roof to catch on fire. Minor fire damage, heavy wind damage, Wednesday evening March 16. Winds were of tor nado ferocity. Two trucks and 22 men answered the alarm. IME DESTROYED BY FIRE — The mobile home of 102 Belle St. in Black Mountain was destroyed by fire "ire Department was alerted at 8:40 a.m. and two wered the alarm. The origin of the fire was un s and is still under investigation. The fire apparently and its interior was completely gutted. The truck had to wet down a hot spot. Ray is employed at Shook’s ir stylist at Bea’s Beauty Shop. The Allison’s have , Tammy and Kelly.
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