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I Pick the Football Contest winners ! | Serving ~ | Black Mountain. X.C. 28711 , , ; , ^ Rid^6CF6St _— _ ■ .»».'*wwn imtiiw^n 15 cents per copy Ichurch of God Prophecy on Padgettown Road was turned completely around by flood waters. (Gina Byrd) Floods rip Swannanoa Valley by Dan Wirt ”• JS ndreds were evacuated extensive damage was when Hooding caused by than 10 inches of rain ged the Swannanoa y last weekend, ngressman Lamar |er has asked Gov. Jim to apply for federal iter assistance, and the mort office has promised relief to those who red property damage, ick Mountain and inanoa rescue squads and ien began working at 2 November 6 to evacuate ons trapped in houses and ers by flood waters, ack Mountain firemen police evacuated families g in Owenby Trailer Park on Blue Ridge Road, ig many of them shelter at Methodist Church, which ed its doors to flood ms. Tty persons were uated from the KOA ipground, Longview ler Park and Wardk ler Park and given shelter "annanoa firemen at the house. hrty Black Mountain nen evacuated 40 dies living on High School Road and Flat Creek Road r ^teak them to homes gf relatives and friends not endangered by flooding. Flat Creek Road was especially hard hit. The bridge at Flat Creek Road and Montreat Road was completely washed out. That road and Padgett own Road are closed. Padgett own Road was described by Fireman Steve King as “a small disaster area.’ Flat Creek has rechanneled itself across that road, closing Padgettown road until rechanneling can be done, King said. Swannanoa Fireman Barry Roberts said that Old US 70 from Mr. Zip to the Alexander Inn was flooded for a long time Sunday. Persons had to be evacuated from homes in that area by boat, he said. The Red Cross helped care for evacuated persons at the fire department. Besides the Flat Creek Bridge, three others have been damaged by flood waters. Bridges on Padget town Road, North Fork Road at Lake Eden Road and North Fork Road near the reservoir are all unsafe, King said. Black Mountain patrolman Gary Sorrels said he believes Uur Valley part four all three are son rang used. Sev":* private bridges in Black Mountain are also damaged or washed out, King said. One trailer in Portman Villa Trailer Park was buckled and completely destroyed by flood waters. In Swannanoa, two trailers were moved by floods, and two bridges were washed out on Bee Tree Road. Montreat Streets were especially hard hit by flooding. Some were washed out completely and became rocky creek beds. At Lake Susan, flooding rose above heavy equipment used to remove debris from the dry lake bottom. On Padgettown Road, one small church was turned completely around by rushing flood waters. A camper trailer parked in that area was washed a mile downstream and landed on its top, ac cording to King. B lac it Mountain firemen rushed Ridgecrest Assembly on Sunday to turn off the gas on four large LP gas tanks that were over turned by heavy rains. King said the tanks represented a “potential tragedy if ignited.’ The entire area suffered closed roads, some yet un cleared, by mud and rode slides. Old 70 to Old Fort and the Ridgecrest-Old Fort segment of the railroad were closed due to embankment mudslides. Repairs were completed on railroad em bankments at 9p.m. Monday and the first train in three days passed through near Andrews Geyser. Water lines broke in Black Mountain and were” still being repaired on Tuesday. A sewer line east of Black Mountain on US 70 was also washed out. Muddy water, caused by excess silt in the reservoir, was apparent in aU water systems. Water euttwrities have added ad«itT£.vil chlorine to combat bacteria. The National Guard hauled water from Black Mountain to Old Fort Monday becaue that town’ s system was con taminated by flood waters. Although many died or were injired due to flooding in the mountain region, including one fatality in Old Fort, no serious injiries or fatalities were reported in the Valley, according to Black Mountain, county state patrol authorities. Jerry VeHaun, director of Civil Preparedness for Buncombe County, said anyone with damage to their homes or businesses should contact his office at 255-5638 with a report on the nature of the damage and an estimate of the cost of repair or replacement. Beautification sought by Betty Tyson A meeting of the Town Improvement Committee was held Tuesday, November 1 in the council room at the city hall. Harriett Styles reported that she and Betty Tyson had Sheep ranch to town by Du Ward l Note-Thi* ii the fourth ■cries on the history of the '“nanoa Valley, after, we will not deal 1 historical overview, but ! that our readers will tribute information on Uvular events, such as • "eek’s “Black Mountain 'It Hall.’ The source for *eek’s segment is the > of Montreal from IU '‘“Bings, by Robert “Pbell Anderson. r Charies Mitchell, in his 'ted last trip to climb the tBtain that now bears his te. stopped in the mid ' In a cove north of the ■* Mountain trading post where pines and Mendron grew thick and mountains rose riticaBy on three sides. ^ Place,‘Mitchell wrote, t*181 for communion with God’ in 1895, under the urging of John C. Collins, a Connecticut minister, a group of people representing a number of denominations organized the Mountain Retreat Association to establish a health and rest resort for Christians. In 1897, Collins reported to the association that he found the ideal spot for such a retreat-4,SCO acres of sheep ranch nestled in a cove north of Black Mountain, North Carolina. The charter granted by the state to Mountain Retreat later condensed to its present name of Montreat foreshadowed what was to become more than a health spa. “The purpose of said cor poration is to establish and maintain in the mountain section at North Carolina, a municipality containing assembly grounds for the encouragement of Christian work and living through Christian convention, public worship.. . .schools.. . recreation.' Mitchell’s choice of a natural chapel materialized. Even though the land cost only $8 per acre, and building materials, creek stones, were abundant, Montreat was for many years in deep financial trouble. In 1910, through the generosity of J.S. Huyler, one of Montreat’s founders, the mortgage was paid off. At that time, the community had already gained far-ranging recognition as a retreat. In 1916, Montreat Normal School, chartered by the state to train white female Christian teachers, held its first classes with a student body of eight. In 1933, the women’s teacher college became Montreat Junior College and high school. asked Black Mountain Woodworking Co. to beautify their property and at the same time to help beautify the new entrance to Black Mountain by planting a screen of white pines and some sourwood trees along their property line adjacent to Highway No. 9. Joe Chamberlain, manager of Black Mountain Woodworking Co., said that his company would be glad to cooperate and thejf would make plans to plant the trees very soon. Since the term of the present Town Improvement Com mittee will end this month, the committee will concentrate on finishing several of the project* that have been un derway this summer-such as the sign for Cherry Street, repair <f the planter (a visitor backed into it) at the police department, replacement of shubbtry that was killed either by last winter’s cold or this sujimer’s dry weather and that planting of trees and shubbe-y at the club house. The problem of unsightly garbagi at the clubhouse was discusiid. The committee has asked Jiat the town build a wooden bin where the plastic gar bag* bags can be stored until picked up. The tig sourwood sale will take place early in December. Everote is urged by the commitee to buy sourwood tree and plant it in their own yard it possible, if not give one to the town to plant in some public place. Mrs. Tyson thanked the members of the committee for their interest in the town and for their faithfulness in at tending committee meetings. Members of the committee for the last two years have been Harriett Styles, Kay Hyder, Albert Garland, Hugo Thompson, Gay Fox, Chet Prentice, and Betty Tyson. Sobol elected by Dan Ward Black Mountain Voters turned out in full force Tuesday to vote in one of the most closely contested, and cleanest, municipal elections in recent years. Tom Sobol, with almost 69 percent of the vote, is new mayor of Black Mountain. The former alderman, who waged an intensive door-to door campaign during the last few days before the election, was very happy with the results. He told the News Tuesday evening that while he was of course happy to be elected, he was most im pressed with the clean and honest campaigning done by all candidates for Black Mountain office. Unofficial results of the election show that new members of the Board of Aldermen are Michael Begley, an attorney; Ruth Brandon, incumbant and co owner of Black Mountain Hardware; John Kluttz, a pharmacist; Jim Norton, owner of Norton’s Quick Shop; and Alfred Tyson, incumbant and operator of Tyson Fur niture. The contest for the fifth spot for Alderman was very close, with Naomi Brigman and Don Hoefling following Ms. Brandon by 13 and 15 votes, respectively. The race for councilman in Montreat was more lopsided, with Johp Abemethy, Andy Andrews and Ivan Stafford easily winning the three available seats. Although Black Mountain Precinct 3 had the highest voter turnout in the county with 60 per cent of registered voters casting their ballots, voting elsewhere in the valley was sparse - hovering bet ween 16 and 26 percent . Voters here came out strongly againist non-partisan school board elections and strongly in favor of two amendments removing inequities in the law between men and women. Voting was also strongly in favor of a highway bond issue and a clean water bond issue with only the Swannanoa 1st Precinct voting against each. Area residents also came out strongly in favor of a man datory balanced state budget. Voting on other state issues was almost even. Water to W, . - ■ ■ ' . ’* ’’ ‘ ' •' be boiled by Dan Ward Black Mountain residents have been warned to boil all water for at least five minutes that is used for drinking or food preparation until the results of a water analysis are known, according to Daryl Herndon, district engineer for the Department of Human Resources Environmental Health Division. Restaurants were warned Monday to boil their water by A1 Paramore of the Buncombe County Health Department, who said he acted on a recommendation from Hern don. According to Town Manager Jon Creighton, Herndon had told him Monday that water would be safe to drink in Black Mountain “as long as we keep the chlorine above 1.4’. On Tuesday afternoon, an order to boil tap water was given pending the results of a water sample taken Tuesday. Basis for the recom mendation to boil water, Herndon said, was the cloudiness of the water. Although the cloudiness could simolv be sediment carried by flood waters, the possibility exists that harmful wastes have entered the system. Results of the analysis were expected to be in by Wed nesday after noon, Creighton said. He will be notified by health officials as soon as the results are known. Additional water problems have been caused by burst water lines throughout town. Creighton said one line behind the Travel-eze Motel and two under Flat Creek have been by-passed until they can be repaired. At least one other broken pipe, presumably under a creek, has been causing a loss of 25 pounds of pressure in the system, Creighton said. As of Tuesday afternoon, town employees have been unable to find the broken pipe by taking chlorine samples from the creeks. Creighton said it will be easier to locate the break when creek levels recede. Creighton also said that restrictions under the water ordinance have been lifted. BFlood waters overflowed Black Mountain’s reservoir at Dunsmore Cove Sunday. Black Mountain Mayor Votes Margaret Slagle 525 C. Thomas Sobol 762 ★ Alderman William Michael Begley 690 ★ Ruth D. Brandon 539 ★ Naomi E. Brigman 526 Donald H. Hoefling 524 Mark M. Hooper Jr. 249 John A. Kluttz 661 ★ Bently Leonard 235 James H. Norton 552 ★ Sandra K. “Jean” Standley 465 Ross Edwin Taylor 341 Alfred F. Tyson 704 ★ Charles G. Wise 145 Montreat Councilman John K. Abernethy 96 ★ Steven Thomas Aceto 63 E. Andy Andrews 81 * Frances O. Foreman 38 Ivan Stafford 79 ★ State and County (results from local precincts only) for against $300 million 917 it to 738 highway bond $230 million 1121 ★ to 534 Clean Water bond Amendment 1 1327it to 328 (homestead exemption) Amendment 2 131 Oit to 345 (insurance rights) Amendment 3 772 to 883 ★ (succession of governor) Amendment 4 800 to 855 ★ (municipal utilities) Amendment 5 1104 it to 551 (balance budget) Non-partisan 519to 1136 it schoolboard ( ★ denotes winner or highest vote-getter) 1 he machine that relieves by Dan Ward The days are not yet here when machines will fit eyeglasses on your face and fill youi cavities, but Or. Robert Dickey, optometrist, and Dr. Thomas Cannon, dentist, have began using machines that do a large part of their jobs for them. Both of the Black Mountain doctors have purchased video machines that not only tell nervous patients about glaucoma, cataracts and tooth decay, but pacify rowdy children with Mickey Mouse cartoons. “It saves me about an hour of beating my gums to a patient,’Dickey joked. "I get this reaction, ‘I thought cataracts were much worse than that.’ They walk away really relieved,’ Dickey said. Cannon agreed, saying, “The film says it better than I can.’Cannon said that almost every patient views at least one of his video tapes. The films, which last about 20 minutes each, cover specialized subjects such as glaucoma, cataracts or contact lenses. They are designed to clearly explain problems and processes while dispelling fear-causing myths. Dr. Dickey said his tape on cataracts has been especially helpful in putting older patients at ease. “People are very misin formed about these problems,’ Dickey said. “Patient education is the responsibility of the doctor, and I think this machine does it well.’ Dickey’s most popular film, however, is far removed from optometry. “The Brave Little Tailor,’ starring Mickey Mouse, has proven to be the easiest way ever to keep the kids out at trouble while Mom is having her eyes checked. Drs. Cannon and Dickey and the video machine. (Dan Ward)
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