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Your Hometown Newspaper !fYou Live!n ^ Biack Mountain ^ Montreat * Ridgecrest * Swannanoa H Thursaay. to! 33 27 DEVOTED 100% TO OUR COMMUNITY — THE GROWtNG SWANNANOA VALLEY 15 CENTS Town meeting set Friday on annexation The Btack Mountain Town Board is expected to hold a special meeting Friday, April S at City Hall at 5:30 p.m "It's still tentative at this point," said Town Manager jon Creighton at News press time "Not a)l of the board members have been contacted yet " The meeting wtl! be a worksh op,"Creighton said. There will be no action taken." Creighton said the town is trying to contact persons whose property was im proper) y annexed to the town in the past This meeting, he said, wii) serve as a discussion of what action the town Board shouid take in legitimizing those annexation. Creighton said an assistant was in Asheville going through county records to find what landowners were affected and should be asked to attend the meeting The next regular meeting of the Board will be April H at 7:30 p.m. Nhp/waw s C%M& jo/ams cfM&AoMse by Harriet Stytea The B)ack Mountain Woman's Ciub has adopted a program designed to improve the appearance of Lake Tomahawk and the vicinity of the ciub house Lake Tomahawk has iong been the hob of recreationai activities in town and now that the pooi is compiete and the ciub house is renovated, the Woman's Ciub pians to do some pianting to further enhance the attractiveness of the area. The members pian to cooperate with pians the town has for deveioping a waikway compieteiy around the iake. This is a project, iong needed and asked for by residents In conjunction with the Com munity Tree project a number of sourwood trees wiii be in ciuded in the design in genera), native trees and shrubs wiii be used with some buibs and annuais added for color. The XYZ Ciub wiii aiso contribute with the pianting of flower beds near the poo!. This beautification project is for the benefit of a!i citizens and visitors and it is hoped that everyone wiii he!p to preserve the beauty of these areas Slagelto run for re-election B!ack Mountain Mayor Margaret Siagie, in a manner devoid of fanfare, has an nounced she wiii run again for the office of Mayor. Peopte just kept asking me if! was going to run again ! had to say something, so ! said yes'," she said recentiy. Mrs. Siagie said she has announced she wiii run at an eariy date to stop rumors that she wouid not. She said she does not pian to begin campaigning eariy The Mayors! eiection wii! be in November Meet the staff C/tayite TayZor.per/iecfMmMf by Dan Ward Editor * Note: The foiiowtng erticie is port of o series on 'toff members here ot the Btack Mountain News We wiii try to show the different steps to producing a newspaper, as weii as give you an idea of how dedicated and energetic a person must be to heip tum out a good newspaper "1 did thio two or three times before ! got it how i wanted it." Chariie Tayior said, indicating the photo and iettering, or "flag" that ap pears at the top of this page Chariie is a perfectionist One need oniy watch him "ink in" scratches and accidentai spots in a negative to ap preciate an unbiemished copy of the News A native of Biach Mountain. Chariie has had nine years experience working with ietterpress and offset newspapers before returning to his hometown paper. "It's good to be back." he said "! teamed printing here tn '68 This paper was done with a ietterpress then." He is a t965 graduate ot Owen High Scnuui Chariie has worked for the Canton Enterprise. Murphy Cherokee Scout and the Mauldin (SC) Tribune Times. Charlie's expertise is typified in our new flag. To make it, he had to shoot a reversal, or photograph of a negative, of our old flag With surgeon's hands, he painted out the old linotype background, making the blacks blacker and the whites whiter He then superimposed the type over the photo The job took four hours of his own time . . . J5agfer s coming CJPi&L to raise rates, Motes /tte/ jprice AiA;e The approved fue) charge on biMs received during Aprii by retai) customers of Carotins Power A Light Co in North Caroiina wi!i be 22 94 per thousand kiiowatt hours, compared to 2! 32 during March. "This means that a customer using t.000 kwh wiU be biiied for 32 cents more this month than for the same amount of e&ctricity during March, "said James M. Davis Jr , CP&L's manner of rates and service practices Davis attributed the in crease to the targer-than normal amount of coai and oii CP&L has burned to generate eiectricity this winter. He said coai and oii are more ex pensive boiier fuels than uranium used at the com pany's nuclear plants. Under a formula approved by the North Carolina Utilities Commission, the fuel charge is based on CP&L 8 average cost of fuel required to generate electricity ian the third, fourth and fifth preceding months, which in this case are November. December and January. "Hie fuel charge provides no additional earnings for CP&L," Davis said. "It just helps us cover our cost for fuel burned to generate the electricity our customers require." Handicapped conference Regions! parent con ferences on services for handicapped children will be held in eight North Carolina locations Saturday, May 7. For parents of handicapped children in the Swannanoa Valley area, the conference location will be the Western Regional Education Center, Canton. "Hte Conferences, sponsored by the Division for Ex ceptional Children, State Department of Public In struction, have been planned on a regional basis to make the meetings easily accessible for parents and to pinpoint services available in their region. According to Theodore R. Drain, director, Division for Exceptional Children, one if the purposes of the meetings is to share with parents in formation on new state and federal iegisiation affecting programs for the han dicapped. Another is to assist them in understanding the many services available in their schools and from other community and state agen cies In addition, small groups sessions on topics including children's rights under the law, early identification of teaming problems, and ways of coping with the han dicapped child will allow parents an opportunity to talk on an informal basis about their specific concerns Preregistration is required for the oconferences. Ad ditional conference in formation and preregistration forms are available from the Division for Exceptional Children, State Department of Public Instruction, Raleigh, N.C. 27611, phone (919) 733 3005. DeadHne set for Absentee vote The Buncombe County Board of Elections has an nounced the avaiiabdity of absentee balMts for the May 3 Tax Referendum The ap plications will be received by the Board at the Courthouse Annex office beginning April A. until the Wednesday prior to ONCE AGAfN. the Black Mountain News is seeking an Owen sports fan to take photos for the paper U s good ex perience for an aspiring photographer or reporter No pay. just photo credit iines Come in or caii Dan at the News. M9-8727 the election, April 27 at 6 p.m. Any qualified voter who will be out of town on the day of the election, or who is unable to go to the polls because of illness or disability, is eligible to vote absentee A voter may either write for an application, or come by the Board's office and sign the application and vote the ballot at the same time. A near relative may sign the application and the ballots will be mailed to the voter desiring to voh absentee. The office is pe..jotroma:30a.m to 5 00 p.m Monday through Friday. More information may be obtamed by calling 255 5123. Food stomps to be sotd in JBUtzcte MoMMtotw oooio Local residents wilt once again be abte to obtain food stamps without traveling to Asheville. A group of concerned citizens, with the hospitality of the United Methodist Church, have arranged to have food coupons distributed in Black Mountain. Food Stamps were distributed at the Black Mountain Town Hall until February 24, when an emotions) articie in the News, announced that the building wouid no ionger make the service avaiiabic because of inconsiderate behavior by some patrons. Chariotte Bridgman, chairman of the League of Women Voters Human Resources Committee, arranged a meeting between Mayor Margaret Siagie and a concerned group of food stamp recipients, according to Mary Durrant. The mayor agreed that food stamps distribution shouid be arranged in mack Mountain, Mrs Durrant said. The United Methodist Church Board and the Rev. Harwood P. Myers agreed to host the food stamp program The church is aiso host to the daiiy Senior Citizens' lun cheon and the Weii-Baby Clinic. Police Report The Black Mountain Poiice Department during the month of March received 278 caiis, patroiied more than 7,000 mites, made 52 arrests and with our radar unit back in operation for the past 10 days issued 23 speeding citations. During March five were arrested for driving under influence. This past week the poiice conducted 21 investigations. They recovered one vehicle and were on the lookout for another. Also located one which had been misplaced. They arrested four for public drunkeness, one for DUf, one for aiding and abetting a DUf, they issued seven speeding violations, one for red light violations. Their miscellaneous duties included helping one sick person, escjted one funeral, transported one to Detox, assisting one motorist, assisting BCSD, ajso the SHP. We had one civil disturbance and one domestic disturbance. Trail was held in District Court Wednesday, March 30 for one subject for selling and delivery of drugs. This is to be continued in Superior Court at a later date. Our Police Officers attended funeral services for Norman Ramsey, Tuesday, March 29 in the chape! of Groce Funeral Home. Mr. Ramsey was the father of Patrolman Don R. Ramsey Our sincerest regards to Don's family. An accident was reported at Laurel Circle and South Park Lane, property damage was $400 with no injuries. Crime Prevention Note: Summer's Coming and Con Men Appear What does a con "artist" look like? He is not very successful looking. Know first that successful con artists are experts in human psychology. While you cannot identify a con artist by his looks, you can often spot him by his words. Here are some key words. 1 Cash Whenever you are asked to turn over a sizable amounts of cash, be cautious Why is cash necessary? Why not a check? Consult with others before making your own decision. Avoid large cash transfers. 2. Secret Plans-Bc cautious of being drawn into secret deais, wherein you are asked to surrender anything of vaiue. Why are you being asked not to teii anyone? 3. Get Rich Quich--Any scheme that promises you rich rewards should be carefuiiy investigated. 4. Something for nothing You usuaiiy get nothing. 5. Contests-Be sure they are not just a come-on 6. Home improvements - investigate the peopie with whom you pian to deai 7. Contracts-Homes have been iost as a resuit of signing a mere TV repair contract. Signing a contract is serious. The contract may be secured by a deed of trust on your home. Be wary of any pressure for you to hurry. There is reai insurance in deaiing with reputabie, weii-recommended businesses or persons. J. M DOTSON o/ Biach Mountain has a head start on Cieanup Weeh. Apri! H-13. A town o/ Biach Mountain empioyee /or ^7 years, he has piched up trash since his 65th birthday, 12 years ago, "because they ain't got no retirement pian, y'hnow.' Mr. Dotson is now 77. fDan Ward) ""Her of ^ J^*"^'"H /acti„,^ '"v,ted t. A number of volunteers have already been briefed by Rita Roberts. Outreach coordinator for the Buncombe County Department of Social Services, but more volun teers are needed, Mrs Durant said. She or her husband, K J. Durant, will enrol! volunteers at 669-7413. Food Stamp activities will take place from 1 to 4 p.m on the first Friday of each month at the United Methodist Church, Mrs. Durant said. Mrs. Durant said Sheriff's report During the week of March 21, 1977 thru March 29, 1977, the Buncombe County Sheriff's Department served a total of 101 criminal papers. The arrests are as follows: Worthless checks 32, detention order 2, order for arrest 26, shoplifting 1, assault 2. lar ceny 1, failure to appear on traffic citation 3, assault on wife 1, abandonment and non support 3. assault with a deadly weapon 1, damage to property 1, assault on female 2, contributing to the deliquency of a minor 2, capias 2, embenlement 2, probation violation 1, trespass 1, forgery 3, non support l and sell and deliver schedule 11! l. Deputies also served 1 immediate custody order, 7 juvenile summons, 174 criminal subpoenas, 169 civil summons and investigated 126 reported crimes. Black Mountain fire dept. Tlte Biack Mountain Fire Department made seven runs iast week. They were: Two trucks and 14 men to a grease fire at 242 Fiat Creek Rd. on March 2!. No damage resuited. An investigation on E. Hiiicrest Ave. on March 29. No damage. A report of an overheated stove on US 70 West on March 31, invoiving one truck and 17 men. No damage. A brush fire in Hickory Ridge Estates invoiving one truck and 13 men on Aprii 1. Another brush fire was reported in Hickory Ridge Estates invoiving two trucks and 11 men on Aprii 1. Fireman Steve King said no connection between the two fires or arson is suspected. On Aprii 1 another brush fire, invoiving two trucks and 15 men was controlled on Lytie Cove Rd. Tliat same day, a woodpiie and storage buiiding fire was put out at 204 New Bern Ave. Minor damage was reported Buncombe County Ambuiance The ambuiance service made 13 routine runs and four emergency. Fire Department Ambuiance The Biack Mountain Fire Department Ambuiance made two routine runs and two emergency THE CROSS at the Up of the First Christian Church of Btuch Mountain sym bodies the meaning of Easter. (Dan Ward) Swannanoa fire dept. On Saturday, April 2, the Beacon Fire Brigade had their annuai dinner at the new Swannanoa Fire Station The Ladies Auxiliary and Swannanoa firemen were hosts. The Ladie's Auxiliary and the firemen held a joint meeting and dinner April 4. The Fire Department in vestigated a report of smoke on Warren Wiison College Rd April i. No damage was fou nd. The fire department board of directors will hold a monthly meeting on April 7. C tenmMpWeeFc April 11 through 15 is Ciean up Week in Black Mountain. Call City Hall, 669-8732, for free removal of junked cars and household goods.
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