** Thursday. May 5. )977. Vo). 33. No. 30
Black Mountain * Swannanoa ^ Montreat * Ridgecrest
Symphottg
review ow
page JO
by Dan Ward
locations are that Black
rntain Aid John Mundy
be abte to vote, and thus
ill a quorum, on the Town
rd. even though he was
t'H aopon-.tcd to the board
:ssthana quorum
was brought to the at
on of the News that
<ter t, Article 2, section 4
e Town of Black Mountain
ter reads. "If a vacancy
rs tn the office of mayor
tderman.it shall be filled
the remainder of the
tpired term by the
nining members of the
Board of Aldermen"
City Manager Jon Creighton
said he has had no repiy to an
inquiry to the state attorney
genera! on whether or not
Mandy may vote H<. added
however, that he believed the
alderman wiii be aiiowed to
vote
Town attorney Wiiiiam
Eubanks said he wouid do
some research to find out
whether the eariier quote
from the Town Charter wouid
ensure that Mundy's ap
pointment was valid.
The validity of Mundy's
appointment to the board
came under question when it
was discovered that two 3!ach
Mountain aidermen, Don
Hoefiing and Tom Soboi, were
actuaiiy living outside the
town iimits due to misun
derstandings in the an
nexations of their properties
Their votes were necessary to
provide a quorum for any
business transaction after
their appointment-except
possibiy Mundy's ap
pointment.
State Rep Gordon
Greenwood is now drafting
iegisiation to legitimize past
votes of the two aldermen
! PoMce Report
tack Mountain Potice are
Rtigattng breatuns that
urred recentty at the
)house The chief couid not
contacted by press time for
rmation on the motive of
breakins or when they
urred
he department conducted
investigations tast week
hey arrested three for
ying under the influence,
ted one citation for pubtic
tnkenness, one warning
tion. one for no operators
nse, one for unsafe tires
one for an improper
ffter
hey tocated one missing
s°n, transported one to
°x, tent assistance to six
iorists and assisted BCSD
! SHP They atso answered
to one ctvti dtsturhance
Accidents were reported at
Craigmont Rd and Goldmont
Ave., !900 property damage;
Otd US 70 and US 70. t700
damage; and at Hiawassee
Ave. at Fairway Dr , M50
damage
CR!ME PREVENTION
NOTE
Positive steps can be taken
to curb theft among em
pioyees and ways to controi
shopiifting Dishonest em
pioyees account for about two
thirds of the retail theft
All too often, the biggest
crook has been with the
company for years He knows,
with his long experience, store
procedures backwards AH it
takes is one weak moment and
once he's started - it's Me
dope An example: A young
girl took clothes over the
counter at a dry cleaning
establishment. When
something nice came in her
size came through, she put her
name on the clothes, then
when they were dry cleaned,
she took them home with her.
Screen employees
thoroughly
Keep a careful check on
each and every employee.
Treat employees with
courtesy.
The owner-manager should
avoid setting a double stan
dard of moral and ethical
conduct ff an employee sees a
supervisor in even a minor
.dishonest act, he is en
couraged in the same direc
tion Return overshipments,
or overpayments promptly
Set rules and have them apply
to everyone The management
cannot expect employees to
have standards higher than he
himself has
Meet the staff
Reactions were mixed, but /or the most part in
terested, among grade schooiers who watched and
performed with the North Caroiina Littie Symphony
at Owen High Schoo! recentiy. fDan Ward)
YoMMgsfers yom NC sywp/towy
by Beck Stafford
Six hundred fifth and sixth
grade students front Biack
Mountain and Swannanoa
enjoyed the North Caroiina
Symphony's educationa)
Children's Concert Friday,
Aprii 29 in the Owen High
Schoot Gym. This concert was
part of a unique series of
educational concerts for
young North Carotinians
across the state.
The symphony orchestra
performed we)! known
compositions for the children.
Their program included La
Paix from Handel's "Royal
Fireworks Music," "The
Rirds " hv Rfsniehi. "Suite
r-CMM
Phyiiis Genettf's camera caught the maiden/iight o/an oid caboose recentiy
:n Biach Mountain. The caboose was obtained by Kenneth J. Foreman Jr. o/
Montreat as a memoriai to his/other, a/ormer raiiroad man.
*S/tarow tSufMes—ear/y pressMonrtaM
by Dan Ward
Although known by her co
workers at the News as
assistant in composing,
Sharon Sutties sees her roie
here as the "gofer-you know,
go fer this, go fer that." Being
the gofer in any tine of work is
usuatty being the busiest and
most unheralded person in the
organization
When she isn't detivering
equipment or cteaning up
around the presses. Sharon
can usuatty be found assisting
in composing working in the
photographic stages prtor to
printing-or in operating and
maintainging the presses One
of the most paradoxica)
images at the News is to see
her, with btonde hair tied
back, crawting between inky
roiiers on the presses with a
wrench
"! think a woman can do
aimost anything a man can
do. she said, "except change
those iOOO pound roiis of
paper iwouid tike to iearn
more about printing- women
are just now getting into the
press room."
Actuaiiy, Sharon, a iong
time resident of Swannanoa
and Biack Mountatn and a '73
Owen graduate, does not work
on the presses to prove a
feminist point
Actuaiiy, ! started working
here so ! couid iearn more
about photography and
darkroom techniques," she
said "! had no idea i d be
working around the press but
now i enjoy it ! enjoy it
because it's different, I'm not
sitting behind a desk. There's
constant change, variety "
Sharon said she has found
the best photography teachers
around in Robert Green and
Chartie Taytor-her co
workers in production
Chartie reciprocated the
praise by noting. "Sharon is
just one of the guys."
jBricfe issue soon
The Biack Mountain News wifi be printing a spetiai Bride
Suppiement to its reguiar paper within the next few weeks ft wit)
inciude tips for new homemakers as weif as suggestions for
wedding arrangements, bridai fashions, gifts for the coupie and
other important information for the favored wedding month.
We encourage ait coupies who wiii he wed within th next two
months to bring in announcements and photos for this speciai
issue As aiways. photos that are submitted to the News can be
picked up unharmed after they are used for the paper.
No. 2 for Small Orchestra." by
Igor Stravinsky, Choraie from
"Louisianna Story" by Virgil
Thomson, and a Mozart
overture
Preparation for this an
ticipated event began in
September. Under the
supervision of their individual
classroom teachers and the
music coordinator, the fifth
grade children began a music
lab experience where they
actually learned to play the
recorder, a small flute-like
instrument descending from
the Baroque Era of the 17th
century. The children shared
the resuits of this experience
by performing the we!) known
Stephen Foster foik song "Oh
Susanna". Eight young
musicians accompanied their
peers on the autoharp
Foiiowing their per
formance everyone sang "Oh
Susanna" with orchestra
accompaniment. The con
ductor aiso invited the
chiidren to sing the hymn
"For the Beauty of the Earth"
with the orchestra.
During the course of the
year the chiidren prepared for
the Symphony's visit by
studying the various in
struments of the orchestra
through films, filmstrips, and
recordings of symphonic
music and created wall
murais and other arts and
crafts to share their
knowledge. With the aids of
creative movement, music
puzzles, and percussion scores
for rhythm instruments the
chiidren enjoyed brief in
troductions to the selections of
the Symphony's Concert
program
Both the preparation and
the actuai visit by the North
Carolina Symphony made this
a day to remember with fun
and enjoyment for all
Hearing set in Swannanoa
for Neighborhood Watch
Swann anoa residents in
terested in establishing a
Neighborhood Watch
Program are asked to attend
the Swannanoa Fire Depart
ment Board of Directors
Meeting May 5 at 7 p.m., to be
hetd at the fire department
Discussion on starting the
program began iast month
when Mr Heatheriy of the
Sheriff 's Department spoke to
the board The board urges a
large public turnout at the
upcoming meeting, where the
program will be discussed
further
The Swannanoa Fire
Department received three
caiis iast week. Two were
faise aiarms and the depart
ment was not needed on the
third.
Last month, the department
was caiied out on eight fires,
heid four drills, five work
details, and two rescues for a
total of 369 man hours.
The fireman of the month of
April is Sgt Leon Rice, a 4H
year veteran of the depart
ment and owner of Rice's
Wrecker Service He Hves on
Roiand Rd with his wife.
Maxine and son, Randy.
The Ladies Auxiliary will
meet May 3 for its monthly
business meeting. They are
now hosting the Swannanoa
Lions Club and serving them
dinner twice a month. The
auxiliary will discuss
initiating a Junior Ladies
Auxiliary to help the Ladies
Auxiliary.
Upen House set for county jail
On May 7, between the hours
of 10 a m and 3 p.m., The
League of Women Voters and
the Buncombe County Sheriff,
Tom Morrissey, are co
sponsoring an Open House at
the Buncombe County
Sheriff's Office and Jail
The public wili be given an
opportunity to tour ali the
branches of the Sheriff's
Department and to tour the
jail and view its operation.
Tour guides will answer
questions of individuals as
they take the tour
Meet f/te
The purpose of the Open
House and tour is to focus
public attention on the func
tions of the Sheriff's Depart
ment, the state of its facilities
and future plans for the
department.
The Open House wit! climax
a year long study of conditions
and problems confronting the
criminal justice system in
Buncombe County.
rlearmg set on
revenue sharing funds
B)ack Mountain residents
wii) have a chance to speak
out on how revenue sharing
funds wiii be spent
The town is hoiding a public
hearing at the Town Haii Mav
U at 7 p.m., according to City
Manager Jon Creighton. The
public wiii be ashed to voice
their opinion on how revenue
sharing funds should be spent
for fiscal year 1977-78
it lit h Brandon -trustrated
ny uan warn
Being an aiderman is
"frustrating," according to
Ruth Brandon, first term
member of the Black
Mountain Town Board, who
prefers the titie "coun
cil woman."
"Oh, it looked so easy when
! was on the outside looking in.
Now that 1 am in a position to
do some of those things 1 had
criticised, ! find you have a
different perspective," she
said recently.
Being frustrated because
she felt the Town board was
not taking citizen input
seriously, while she was on the
Planning Board, is what made
her want to run for office, she
said.
"It's so important to be
flexible in your thinking, to be
fair and impartial to all
citizens and it isn't always
easy," she said
"Oftentimes I'm put on the
spot because everyone thinks
you should have all the an
swers to town problems but !
don't 1 learn every day " she
said. However, "the com
pliments heavily outweigh the
complaints and that s sweet
music to the ears of any
elected official "
Mrs Brandon has lived in
the Swannanoa Valley most of
her life, and now runs Black
Mountain Hardware with her
husband, Lawrence
Mrs Brandon said most of
her popuiartty -and un
popuiarity-in Biack Mountain
has been the resuit of her
"outspokenness", par
ticuiariy in her roie of being
responsibie for improvements
in pubiic safety Her grand
dream of a City Hai! -poiice
station compiex on Cherry St.
has particularly drawn
comment, she said.
"1 enjoy serving on the
board," she said. "It's a great
board-all the members are
dedicated to doing their jobs
right. Biack Mountain is
moving ahead."