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DEVOTED 100% TO OUR COMMUNITY — THE GROWING SWANNANOA VALLEY TOUT Hometown Newspaper If You Live In ★ black Mountain ★ Montreat ★ Ridgecrest ★ Swannanoa Thursday, November 4, 1976, Vol. 32, Number 5 SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. 28711 15 CENTS Vandals Strike Three Times Ihis Week-End The acts of vandalism perpetrated on Sunday evening within -e Township staggers the imagination and makes one wonder bout and fear the sickness of the minds who are doing such astardly deeds. Greens No. 6 and 9 on the golf course were estimated damaged t between $750 to $800 total. Police Chief Slagle and Special Investigator Fineberg stated iat someone dug their shoe heels into the turf in circles of from hit to six feet around the cup in the middle of the greens and eeled away all the turf down to the bare earth. Sometime during Sunday night the lovely new home of Robin nd Margaret Brenn, now wider construction on High Top Road, .as maliciously damaged and materials destroyed. Huge berma pane windows and doors were broken and nails and other materials were poured on the ground or otherwise destroyed. In another act of sheer, mean viciousness someone threw fecal laterial, of unknown origin, through the window of the living nom of Mr. and Mrs. L.V. Snyder, 106 Dilling Ave. Mr. Snyder is semi-invalid and was barely missed by the object. Why? What Motivates People To Do Such Things? If you have any information, which will be kept confidential, lease call the Black Mountain Police at 669-8072. TB Treatment Workshop Slated At WNC Hospital A worksnop on tuberculosis reatment and nursing irocedures will be Held at VNC Hospital on Friday, Nov. , from 9 a rta. until 3:15 p.m. - Dr. Ozmer Henry, medical lirector of the hospital, will reside. The workshop is jointly ponsored by WNC Hospital ind by the Tuberculosis cntrol Branch, Division of lealth Services, state Jepartment of Human lesources. The institute is specially planned for those in mblic health, social services, vocational rehabilitation and elated agencies. Invitations have been sent to ill county health directors in he more than 30 counties ierved by WNC Hospital, and o public health nurses, iirectors of Departments of social services, vocational ehabilitation directors and .ung Associations, with the nvitation extended to all nembers of the staffs of hese departments. Dutch treat lunch will be ierved in the hospital .afeteria. After a welcome by hospital administrator Jack Ellison, he following will present sessions in the workshop: Dr. Kennedy Scott of the staff, “Chest Clinics: Management of Close Con tacts”; Dr. Janies Monroe, staff physician, “Sputum Collection”; 5r. Henry and Mrs. Ruth Gwynn, R.N., nursing consultant of the tubercullais branch, Raleigh, “What to Ask the Patient”; Mrs. Frances Ramsey, R.N., assistant director of nursing at the hospital, “Tuberculin Skin Testing” (includes, demonstration). After a short break, Dr. Mary Bunch, assistant medical director of the hospital, will discuss drug therapy, and Dr. Roy Berry, head of the Tuberculosis control branch, Raleigh, will speak on tuberculosis case reporting, as well as case rates of TB in the state. Following lunch, program participants and Mrs. Katherine Craig, host hospital director of nusing, will par ticipate in a panel discussion for which Dr. Henry will be moderator. At 2:30 p.m., those at tending the institute may tour the hospital facilities and consult members of the hospital health services staffs in individual conferences. Nurses attending will complete questionnaires for CERP credit; the program is approved by the State Nurses Association for 5 CERP credits for registered nurses who attend all sessions. Financial Aids Night At OHS Learn Of Scholarships And Aids Available The Guidance Department at the Charles D. Owen High School will sponsor Financial Aids Night Tuesday, Nov. 9,7:30 p.m. in ihe school auditorium. All junior and senior students are invited, along with their parents, to hear five financial _aid directors from area schools and colleges present brief talks bn various aid programs, explanations of application procedures, and how to budget for education beyond high school. It is hopsd that through this program both parents and students will gain a better understanding of the many financial aid programs available to a student planning to continue his or het education after graduation from Owen. It ia important tc remember that financial assistance is available to the student planning to go to a technical school as well as for the student planning to go to college. With many state and federal programs, application forms deadlines, and program guidelines are numerous and often verj confusing, and the necessary application forms can be frustrating to students and parents. However, it is hoped that hearing firs hand information from professionals dealing with financial ai( programs on a daily basis will be helpful to all. Participating in the program at Owen will be Ms. Joyce Kin nison, Montreat-Anderson College; Ms. Carolyn McElrath, UNC A; Mr. Glen Anderson, A-B_ Technical Institute; Mr. Glei Hardesty, WCU; and Mr. Richard Franklin, Warren Wilsoi College. An informal question and answer period will follow. AUTUMN HAS COME TO THE HILLS — It is a resting time for nature and man. Myriads of corn shocks march like tiny Indian encampments of teepees. The hay is in stacks. A quiet hush awaits the coming of wintry blasts. M/Sgt. Cooke OutstandingN.C.O. * «* .... a. , M Sgt. Charles D. Cooke, a naiiveof Swannanoa. has been selected as one of the three England AFB (Alexandria, La.) Outstanding . Airmen of theYear for 1976. M Sgl. Cooke is a member of the 74th Tactical Fighter Squadron,. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Boy Cooke of Swannanoa. His wife is the former Miss Linda I,ee Surrett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 0. Q. Surrett of Black Mountain. In nominating Sergeant Cooke, the Commander of the 74th TFS said that he has served the squadron as First Sergeant, Career Motivation and Retention NCO, and Complaints NCO. He was selected to assist the base commander in evaluating the maintenance and upkeep of base living quarters. Previously, as NCOIC of the 57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Life Support Section in Keflavik, Iceland, he was selected to train Icelandic Firemen in a course that is still being used. He also represented the 57th for the Outstanding Airmen of the Air Force last year. The nomination includes as his many accomplishments a highly effective aircrew training program he im plemented,- his rearrangement of the Squadron life Support facilities to permit more ef ficient and effective use; the design and construction of a small portable dark room to perform testing of strobe tights and his designing and publishing a local checklist to be used to repack aircraft survival kits. Sergeant Cooke has three years college credits from William and Mary and Wit M-Sgt AND MRS. CHARLES D. COOKE Soap Sculpture Two Appointed To County Council On Aging Two Black Mountain residents have recently been appointed to the Buncombe County Council on Aging. The new members, Max Twitty and F.A. Foster Join Mrs. Irene Stephenson and Dr. Paul Limbert already on the council. Mrs. Stephenson is Site Manager of the XYZ Club, ,, the Senior Citizen’s Center at ’’ United Methodist Church. Dr. Limbert, the Director of Highland Farms has been on the Council since 1973 and is a 1 member of its Executive 1 Committee. The Valley residents will be fullv represented on this agency which serves as a forum for ideas relating to the needs of Senior Citizens and helps to co-ordinate the efforts being made by other County organizations working with the elderly. Mr. Twitty has been in business locally for thirty-five years and has long had an active interest in community problems. He is a Trustee of Thomas Chapel Church and a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Twitty has recently retired and is happy to have this opportunity to worn with local Senior Citizens. Mr. Foster is a teacher and writer and has been working with Senior Citizens since March. He has written many news stories about programs in the area and teaches classes in ceramics and paintihg. All members of the Council invite Senior Citizens to contact them at the local center on any matters relating to their needs, and can assure them th At. any substantive questions will be fully con sidered in the monthly meetings ef the Council. enbeiT l i.iversi \. Hr is also a gradua o of lie Tac ical Air Com'' and NC(» leadership S<'lino) and Academy. Bo'h M Sr . Cooke and 'iis wife are i i adua es of Owen High School. M Ski. Cooke's service in Keflavik, Iceland was men joned in his nomination. While serving in Iceland in 1974, he returned o a childhood hobby, Soap Sculpture, to pass the long hours and received recognition in the White Falcon, the service newspaper, published there each week. The story is as follows: Soap Sculpture Charles (Charlie) Cooke has used more than 30 bars of soap in the last two months, it’s not that he takes an abundance of showers, but his hobby is soap carving. He speaks with a soft southern drawl as he tells of his first experiences with soap and wood carving. As a boy living in North Carolina his neighbor makes a living of wood carving. A the age of 10 or 11 he got his start whittling with wood and as he said, “ I enjoyed it enough to pursue it." His hobby involves very detailed and fragile objects carved in soap. Charlie said if he works straight through he can finish in about two hours. He usually doesn't work straight through, but spends short periods of time with each figure. The work is very tedious and takes con centration. He likes working with soap more than wood because the soap is easier to carve on. Soap has its downfalls too. “One slip and it goes to the shower.” His mood has a lot to do with soap carving and soap carving has a lot to do with his mood. His hobby helps his mood as he said, “sometimes I really get keyed up at work and I go back and just start carving, soon I get into what I am doing, I relax and my work is no longer on my mind.” soap c<u .mg is not what he is up here for, so he is TSgt Charles D. Cooke and he is attached to the 57th FIS Life Support. M Sgt. and Mrs. Cooke are stationed at England AFB in • Alexandria, La. Robert Goodson OHS Teacher To Receive Highest FFA Degree ROBERT GOODSON Robert Goodson, vocational agriculture instructor and FFA Advisor at Owen High School has been nominated to receive the FFA’s Honorary American Farmer Degree. Goodson was nominated for the Degree by the North Carolina FFA Association and the nomination was approved by the National FFA Board of Directors which recently met in Alexandria, Virginia. The Honorary American Fanner Degree is the nigh»~. de6i«.. presented by the FFA, a national association of students of agriculture, agri business, and natural resource management. The Halloween Razor Blade Case Geared A razor blade reportedly found in an apple by a child trick-or ireating in the Ridgecrest - Black Mountain area was placed there by the child, the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department reported Monday. A spokesman said that juvenile officers confronted the parents and that the child admitted taking one of his father’s razor blades and putting it in the apple. The sheriff’s department spokesman said officers were satisfied that the child had not been given the apple. He said no action was planned. Editors Comment: However before the incident was closed, a fine reputable, young man, of ot» community was-puf th*"t**v some very embdrrasring1 and traumatic experiences which in cluded being taken to tie Police Station, questioned, confronted by the parent and children who first said he was the one. We trust the parents impressed on the children, in a manner which they won’t soon forget, the seriousness of their crime. Were they older they could be prosecuted for defamation of character. ..... 1W! ..— Your Help I la Needed By The News In recent weeks there has been a tendency to deliver news items, club items, announcements, to the Black Mountain News at or after deadlines for publication. This has become a serious problem. It is always easiest to nanaie your news items if they are delivered well ahead of time. If possible try to get your items to us not later than 10 a.m. on Tuesday for use that week. On the preceding Friday would be even better. The absolute deadline is 10 a.m. Tuesday. Never hold material until that late if it is at all possible to get it to us earlier. We are severly han dicapped accepting items that late. Under no circumstances should items be expected to be published when they are delivered after 10 a.m. on Tuesday. We must have advance notice if you want the News Staff to take pictures of events, gatherings and special people, so we can arrange to have someone there. Your hometown newspaper is printed m an out-of-town plant. Their labor force is scheduled for specific hours and the News must be in their hands on time or printing schedules for several other publications may be affected. Your cooperation will be appreciated. Degree is awarded on the basis of points scored by the teacher for his ac complishment as a vocational agriculture instructor, FFA Advisor, and as a participant in professional and civic affairs. Prior to returning to his home community, Goodson laught vocational agriculture in McDowell County where he served as Chairman of the Agriculture Workers Council, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Glenwood Fire Department, President of the Glenwood Euritan Club, Western North Carolina Governor of Euritan National and treasurer of the county unit of the North Carolina Association of Educators and was active in Boy Scout work. He is presently serving a fourth term as Chairman of the Owen High School District Advisory Council. He also serves as Chairman of the Administrative Board of Tabernacle United Methodist Church at Black Mountain and as a Supervisor of the Bun combe County Soil and Water Conservation District. He is a Chairman of the Occupational Department at Owen High School and last year com pleted a three year project of school project in Recreation and Applied Ecology in cooperation with the North Carolina State Department of Public In struction. He Is a past president of the Black Mountain PTA. In addition, he teaches forestry and horticulture. Goodson lives at 1411 North Fork Ed. in Black Mountain with his wife, the former Joan Drake, and their two sons, Alan and Bobin. He will receive the honor during the National FFA Convention to be held in Kansas City, Nov. 9-12. Cause Found In Break-Ins Four Swannanoa men were bound to Superior Court Wednesday, Oct. 28, after probable cause was found on charges involving thefts from homes in the Swannanoa area. District Court Judge James 0. Israel Jr. bound over Ronnie E. Penland, 19, and Pat Lewis, 23, both of Ward’s Trailer Park, on breaking entering and larceny charges. Eddie King, 20, and Buford Davis, 30, both of Davidson Road, were charged with receiving stolen property. Penland was charged with breaking into the home of Ruth T. Appleton of Box 478, Route 1, on Sept. 14, and larceny of $2,5000 in cash, jewelry, silverware, a TV set, adding machine, camera, and china. Lewis was charged with the Sept. 17 break-in at the home of Charles K. Smith, on Davidson Road, in which $200, a shotgun, knife, and two rifles were taken. King and Davis allegedly received on Sept. 15 items valued at $2,000 (clocks, color TV) removed by still other persons from the Appeldom home. Early Christmas Bonus And Savings See Page 3 for details
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