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ursday, December 29. 1977, Vol. 24, No. 11
.Specia/ year-ewJ issue/
Serving -
^ Biack Mountain
* Swannanoa
^ Montreat
* Ridgecrest
13 cents per copy
Robbery, drug
suspects arrested
itack Mountain police have
ested one for possession of
controlled substance and
aine, one for forgery and
overed $1200 in stolen
perty.
tn December 16, police
rested Glaston Alton
ssell of Chicago on charges
possession of a controlled
instance and cocaine after
ssell was stopped while
ping through town.
On December 16, police
rested Kenneth Smith, Jr. of
heville on charges of
ging checks on three ac
iints.
On December 9, Black
Mountain Poiice recovered
$1200 worth of stereo equip
ment taken from the Famiiy
VIP store in Asheviiie. Bobby
Milier, of Asheviiie, who had
been laying carpet in the store
and was suspected to have ieft
a door unlocked to remove the
merchandise, has been
charged in the theft, poiice
said.
Poiice recovered the
equipment when they
responded to a cail from
Timmy Rayburn of Biack
Mountain that the iock on a
door to garage on McCoy Cove
Road he rented to Miller had
been broken Management at
the Family VIP store did not
know the merchandise was
missing until they were
notified by police that their
iabel was on the suspect
equipment.
On December 17, police
recovered an automobile
stolen from Raleigh. The car
had been abandoned and set
on fire in the Family Dollar
store parking lot.
During the last two weeks,
police responded to four ac
cidents, issued two traffic
citations, took reports of two
hit-and-run incidents and
assisted Sheriff's police in an
arrest.
Old Fort woman
arrested for murder
An Old Fort woman has
ien charged with murder in
e shooting death of the
mer of the Friendly Tavem
tiside the bar on December
Buncombe County Sheriff's
Police reported that Faye
Turner Raffield, 49, of Old
Fort allegedly shot Ted Calvin
Cable, 39, of Fairview, with a
22 pistol. Cable was
' . %.
pronounced dead at the scene.
Police would not give a
motive for the shooting, but
said witnesses from Old Fort
are being questioned.
Meet the Beard
*BeaMfy a joriortfy
by DM Ward
As a conservationist, new
ontreat Town Councii
ember A.E. (Andy) An
ews sees maintaining the
tural beauty of the area as a
iority along with fiood
pairs and water quality.
I'm glad to have a part in
e comprehensive planning, "
sdrews, who is also director
of promotions for the con
ference center, said.
"People just do things
sometimes without thinking
about the long-term effects on
nature. They don't consider
the overall beauty of the
place. It's not intentional,"he
said.
Andrews will specialize in
planning for streets, parks
and public services for the
town. He served once before
on the council, as its first
elected mayor in 1967. "The
three who got eiected drew
straws,"he said of that honor.
Andrews, who is an ac
complished photographer,
said he will take into account
the totai visual and en
vironmental impact in
planning road improvements,
sign piacemeht and creation
of recreation faeUities.
"I think Montreat, in view of
its surroundings and natural
beauty, should be involved in
the North Caroiina
Beautification competition,' '
he said.
! addition to preserving
what he calls the "uniqueness
of Montreat.'' Andrews said
the highest priority for the
town is to make flow! repairs
and improvements to prevent
flooding in the future.
"In the last coupie years we'
ve had three abnormal floods.
The iast one filled the lake up
in three hours. The culverts
we have wont handle that, "he
noted. The town is scheduled
to receive $27,235 in federai
disaster funds to heip pay for
improvements.
The council, who Andrews
said works together well, will
also have to do some long
range planning to allow for
upgrading of the water system
to comply with state and
federai standards.
"We'd like to put a priority
on paving Assembiy Drive,
but We don't want to have it
dug up two years later to put
in a new water line, "Andrews
said as an example of how
water problems affect other
areas of improvement.
Andrews said he is "excited"
about town improvement,
noting that citizen par
ticipation has been good.
"A lot of people are in
terested. Just last week a
bunch got together to put a
foot bridge across at Texas
Road Extension," he said.
The tree on Lake Tomahawk in Biach Mountain
casts its re/iection across the water. fGeorge
TeMieuxJr.)
30 years a^o
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by Dan Ward
Thirty years ago this week,
these were the big stories in
the Biack Mountain News.
Basketbali was the news of
the week as the Biack
Mountain cagers increased
their first place standing by
beating second place Enka 47
to 39 Stevenson, Brake, Earl
and Edwards led the scoring
fortheDarkhorses.
Stevenson was also top
scorer for the American
Legion team, which dropped
one 54-33 to Soda land. The
Sodaland team was made up
entirely of Pattons and
Hartleys. The American
Legion later beat the new
Naval Reserve team 61-21.
The Black Mountain girls
beat Oakley 21-19 on a difficult
backhand shot by Peggy
Morrow. The Oakley boys
beat the Darkhorses 33-20,
though.
Biack Mountatn's chapter of
the Order of the Eastern
Star received its cltarter
Officers for the new chapter
were Hockey Burgin, Clyde
Watkins, Alfrieda Ring, Fred
Higginbotham. Reva S.
Hinkie, Mary Hauth, Edna
McDougle, and Josephtne
Finch.
Many businesses ran
traditionai Christmas
greeting ads. One noted "We
are the world's most inventive
race - and yet we haven't
found a new way of saying
'Merry Christmas! Maybe it's
just as well!"
The Roxy Theatre was
showing Desert Fury, White
Stallion, Troubie with Women
and Code of the Saddle.
The Buncombe County Tax
Assessor beckoned all to "give
yourself a Christinas present"
by paying property taxes
before they become overdue.
One ad announced that the
WLOS Jamboree would be
held at Black Mountain
Grammar School Featured
speaker was Mountain Mike.
Four per cent mortgage
loans were available through
W J. Erlich.
by Dan Ward
The Land of Sky Regional
Council was scheduled to act
December 28 on a proposal to
make highway improvements
in the Swannanoa area.
Based on a survey con
ducted by the Department of
Transportation of area
residents, a committee of the
council is recommending that
the intersection of US 70 and
SR 2412 be widened and im
proved, and that SR 2416 be
closed to truck traffic between
SR 2436 and SR 2435.
The plan also calls for the
improvement of the in
tersection of SR 2435 at US 70
and declaring SR 2412 a
commercial access road.
If the council approves the
proposals, they will be for
warded to the Department of
Transportation and the
Buncombe County Board of
Commissioners.
The committee has a iso
recommended that the im
provements be made under
the North Caroiina Highway
Improvement Program and
that a similar survey of area
individuals be made in the
future in determining highway
needs.
The council was expected to
meet at 2 p.m. December 28 at
25 Heritage Drive in Asheville
to discuss the proposals as
part of its regular monthly
meeting.
License renewals due
The North Carolina
Department of Transportation
Division of Motor Vehicles
reminds citizens that
validation stickers and plates
for 1978 will go on sale
throughout the State on
January 3.
Renewal cards necessary
for obtaining a 1978 sticker or
piate were mailed December
15 by the Division of Motor
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Not aii that the postaJ system hears are comptaiats. This Christmas card
that/oaad its way to Mr. and Mrs. Charies Mixon was addressed simpiy to
"Grace and Chuch, Biach Mountain, North Caroiina.'
Vehicles and shouid be
received by January 1.
Anyone not receiving a
renewai card shouid notify the
Division of Motor Vehichies in
Raleigh (919)733+3025,. it will
take from 10 days to two
weeks to obtain a card.
Newcomers to North Carolina
or those buying a car for the
first time should make ap
plication for a license plate at
the nearest local agency. New
plates or
stickers must be displayed by
midnight February 15, 1978.
Motorists are reminded also
that plates will be one dollar
higher this year. The extra '
dollar was arthorized by the
General Assembly and will be
used for continuation of the
driver education program.
With the exception of some
special classifications, 1978
automobile licenses will be
a vaMdattm
sticker to be affixed to the
upper right-hand comer of the
current plate, over the 1977
validation sticker. Care
should be taken to place the
sticker exactly as instructed
to prevent accidental
removal.
An annual license plate will
continue to be issued for all
other classifications, in
cluding trucks.
Any newiy acquired vehicle
will be issued a plate and
sticker unless a plate is to be
transferred.
Firewomen a first in area
!n an area with a history of
women used to hard work and
independent thinking, the
induction of three women
firefighters into the votunteer
fire department in Swannanoa
may come as iittie surprise.
According to Barbara
Settle, who completed her
probationary period about a
month ago, Women' s
Liberation had nothing to do
with her desire to take on a job
traditionally held by men.
The main thing is that
Women's Lib had nothing to do
with it,"she said. "We didn't
think the men weren't capable
of doing a good job - they do a
fantastic job. It's just that we
needed more firemen.''
"Really, we just wanted to
see our husbands,' ' quipped
Karen Lee, who with Sue
Adams was confirmed as a
firewoman two weeks ago.
All three are firewives, and
saw that they could see more
of their husbands as well as
mcrcase the department s
"manpower* : Barbara' s
husband, Doyce, and son,
Ronny, both work for the
department. Sue and Kamn
are married to firemen Jim
Adams and Don Lee,
respectively
"Sometimes it gets rough
when all three of us try to get
get out the same door at once
to get to a fire,"Barbara said
of her firefighting household.
Of the three women, only
Barbara is primarily a
firewoman within the
department She, like Sue, is
on call days.
Both Sue and Kame are on
the rescue squad. All three
have had training in both
firefighting and rescue
procedures, inciuding ad
vanced first aid, CPR, hose
and nozzle training, fire truck
driving and pumper
operations. Like many
members of the department,
they will continue training in
other areas.
"We all had to pin the fire
department first "before being
assigned to the rescue squad,
Sue said. "When a fire call
goes out, we all respond
whether we are with the fire
department or rescue squad?'
AH three agreed that
although they often have to
"make an extra effort' to do
the same job as the men, no
occasion has come up where
they have had to say "I can't
do it.''
"The ladders are really
heavy,' ' Karen said. "The
hoses are rough to handle, too?'
Barbara said that being a
woman made rescue
operations during recent
flooding difficult for her
"1 think if 1 had been a little
heavier,! couid have stood up
better with aii the water
coming down, "she said.
Karen said that the men
have not shown any resent
ment and have helped the
women tremendously in
training The women,
however, are not exempt front
kidding, though.
"The men all tease us about
being slow, you know, but my
husband tickles me to death
1' ve beat my husband a few
times getting dressed for a
fire, "she said
The three firewomen may
be the first* in Buncombe
County Sue noted that
RiceviHe has women am
bulance drivers, but the only
department nearby to accept
women firefighters is
Skyiand, which is training one
through A-B Tech.
Barbara SetHe. Sue Adams and Karen Lee.
Ward)
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(Dan