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Ward)
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No pigs at large
I This concludes the list of the
riginal 31 ordinances effected
y the first Black Mountain
own Board in 1893.
Sec. 23. Any person who
tall be guilty of making any
in usual noise, talking in an
uiusual loud manner or using
iny profane or vulgar
anguage, or conducting
hemselves in any manner
inbecoming and calculated to
nake themselves offensive or
listurb any one either on any
>ublic street or private
>assway, or dwelling house, or
n any other place in the town
of Black Mountain, shall, upon
conviction, be fined not ex
ceeding fifty dollars.
Sec. 24. Any railroad
company, corporation, or any
other person placing or
causing to be placed within
thirty feet of the center of any
railroad crossing in the town
of Black Mountain any lum
ber, cross ties, stone, or any
other material, shall, for
every such offense, be fined
not less than two nor more
than fifty dollars.
Sec. 25. Any person hitching
any horse, mule, ox, or any
other animal to any fence
•along any street or public
highway in the town of Black
Mountain, within one-fourth
mile of railroad depot, shall,
for every such offense, be
fined not less than one or more
than five dollars.
Sec 26. That any person
obstructing any of the streets,
public highways side walks, or
public foot ways in the town of
Black Mountain within one
fourth mile of the railroad
depot by placing or causing to
be placed thereon, any lum
ber. wood cross ties, stone,
brick, or any other material,
shall, for every sucli offense
be fined not less than two or
more than ten dollars.
27. In order to abate
nuisances and preserve the
health and comfort of the
people of the town of Black
Mountain, the aldermen do
enact that it shall be unlawful
for any person to empty or
cause to be emptied any slops
or any other thing containing
offensive orders, within fifty
yards of any street or public
highway within the town of
Black Mountain, or within one
hundred and fifty yards of
■my dwelling house within the
town and that such slops or
substances containing of
fensive odors shall be properly
pitted when deposited in ac
cordance with this ordinance,
and any person violating this
ordinance shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon
conviction be fined not less
than five dollars and all costs
or imprisoned not less than
fifteen days or both at the
discretion of the court.
Sec. 28. It is hereby
declared that the practice of
getting on and off railroad
trains in the town of Black
Mountain while said trains are
in motion for the purpose of a
free ride is dangerous to life
and limb and is hereby con
demned as a nuisance and
forbidden. Any person
violating this ordinince
shall, upon conviction, be
subject to a fine or im
prisonment or both, at the
discretion of the court.
Sec. 29. That it shall be
unlawful for any swine to run
at large within the corporate
limits and that the owner of
swine so running at large shall
pay a fine of one dollar for
each head of swine for each
and every day they shall be
allowed to so run at large. It
shall be the duty of the town
marshal to impound any and
all of such swine found run
ning Li large and sell the
sameto the highest bidder for
cash, first giving three days
notice of sale in writing,posted
at some public place, unless
the owner shall have
redeemed said swine by
paying the fine of one dollar
perhead, together with the
cost of feeding and a fee of
twenty five cents each to the
officer. All monies arising
from such sale in excess of the
fine, fee and expenses are to
be paid to the owner of said
animals, provided such owner
shall apply for the same
within ten days from the date
of sale. Should no owner apply
for said monies within ten
Jays it shall be paid to the
town treasurer. The above
provisions shall apply to all
swine owned by persons living
outside of the corporation,
except that the fine shall be
remitted in case the animals
are redeemed within three
days from the date of im
pounding. Fee of officer and
cost of feeding, shall be paid in
order to redeem them. It is
further enacted that any
person who shall turn out of
the pound or enclosure used
for such purpose, any animals
placed therein under the
provisions of this ordinance or
in any way molest or interfere
with any enclosure erected or
used by the town authorities
for the purpose of impounding,
except by authority of the
mayor or marshal, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and
shall, upon conviction, be
fined not less than twenty
dollars or imprisoned not
more than thirty days or both
at the discretion of the court.
Sec no. It shall be unlawful
for horses, mules, cows or
other animals to run at large
in the streets of Black
Mountain after June 10,1901.
The provisions of December 29
shall apply to this section.
Sec. 31. No person shall
remove sand or earth from
any street under penalty of
five dollars fine and costs.
Gudger announces
for re-election
Congressman Lamar
Gudger recently announced he
will be a candidate for
reelection to North Carolina’s
11th District.
Gudger said he is running on
his record as a working
Congressman.
He attended Lee H. Ed
wards High School in
Asheville and the University
of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, earning the A.B. in 1940
and his LL.B. in 1942. A
veteran of World War H, he
was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross
and the Air Medal with five
Oak Leaf Clusters.
Gudger served as a
representative to the N.C.
General Assembly in 1961, as
19tb District Solicitor from
1951-54 and in the State Senate
from 1971 to 1976. He was
elected to Congress in 1976,
succeeding Roy A. Taylor of
Black Mountain who retired
after eight terms.
He is married to the former
Eugenia Reid of Surry County.
They have four children:
Carol Eugenia Gudger
Perkins, Martha Elizabeth
Gudger, Lamar Jr. and
Eugene Reid Gudger.
Swannanoa Fire
, The Swannanoa Fire
Department made three runs
last week.
On January 17, three trucks
and 10 men responded to a
report of a smoking furnace at
the Charles Riddle residence
on Buckeye Cove Road.
On January 20, minor
damage resulted from a truck
fire at Winston Mills. One
truck and 20 men responded.
On January 23, three trucks
and 24 men responded to a fire
in the chimney of the Robert
Harwood residence at 519
Dennis St. No damage was
reported.
Black Mountain Fire
The Black Mountain Fire
Department made two runs
last week.
On January 16, two trucks
and 16 men responded to a
chimney fire caused by soot at
the Pence residence on
Richardson Blvd. No damage
was reported.
On January 21, one truck
and 19 men responded to a car
fire at the Issac Johnson
residence on Chestnut Lodge
Road The car was a total
loss, a fire department
spokesman said.
Grant hearings scheduled
by Dan Ward
A series of three community
meetings has been scheduled
by a special Citizen Par
ticipation Committee in Black
Mountain.
The purpose of the meetings
is to get citizen input into the
needs for the town of Black
Mountain. Result of the
meetings will be used in an
application for a Community
Development grant.
Meetings will be held at 7:30
p.m. January 30 at Town Hall,
February 1 at the Grammar
School Gym and February 2 at
Carver School.
The meetings to gain citizen
input are required as part of
the Department of Housing
and Urban Development grant
process. The amount of
citizen interest in part
determines whether the grant
will be awarded.
William Hamilton last week
was appointed a member of
thp special Citizen Par
Poe named fire chief
by Du Ward
The Black Mountain Town
Board in a special meeting
January 19 unanimously
confirmed Sterling Poe
Sterling Poe as new fire chief.
In addition, the board set his
salary for a six-month
probationary period at $11,000
- almost $1,000 below the
starting salary for a fire chief.
Poe, a 12-year veteran of the
Black Mountain Fire
Department and assistant
chief for the last four years,
was recommended
unanimously by Black
Mountain firemen as
replacement for Mack Kirk
patrick, who accepted the
position of town manager for
Black Mountain a month ago.
Aid. Ruth Brandon, after
noting that she felt Poe was
“excellent for the Job,’ ’ ob
jected to an article in an
Asheville newspaper saying
that _ Poe was installed as
chief two weeks ago.
Kirkpatrick said that he did
New Town Manager Mack Kirkpatrick and nit
successor as fire chief, Sterling Poe, at the Black
Mountain Fire Department banquet Monday
evening (Regenia Byrd)
Angelica Reckendorf
not know who had given the
newspaper the incorrect in
formation, and said the paper
would not reveal its source
when he made an effort to find
out. He did note that he was
also disturbed by the report.
Mayor Tom Sobol suggested
that Poe be started at a salary
of $11,000 rather than $11,991
until the end of a customary
six-month probationary
period. The board agreed to
start Poe at the lower salary,
although Aid. A.F. Tyson
questioned why the new chief
should not be paid the usual
salary for a chief.
Kirkpatrick noted that
another fireman will have to
be hired by the town to make
up the loss to the department
of one paid fireman. Although
a date was not set for hiring a
new fireman, Kirkpatrick
noted that a new assistant
chief will be chosen in August
or September.
Board members also
mentioned two cases of what
some thought to be inequities
in pay for town employees.
Sobol noted that the assistant
police chief now makes over
$1,000 more than the assistant
fire chief and that Water
Department Supervisor A1
White makes as much money
as other department heads,
although he has worked odd
and long hours in emergen
cies. The issue was put off
until the 197 budget is writ
ten.
ticipation Committee in
charge of organizing citizen
input by Mayor Tom Sobol.
Hamilton was picked to help
represent the Cragmont
Community, Sobol said.
Hamilton joins Joe
Williams, Phyllis Byrns, Jean
Standley, Bill Hickey, and
Ruth Smith on the committee.
Town Manager Mack Kirk
patrick said he did not know
how much money the town will
be able to apply for until after
the hearings are held. He did
say that Jim Allman, who
consults with town
representatives on grant
applications, said that the
town would do better to make
application for a single project
rather than a series of
projects.
On aspect of obtaining the
grant, even if it should prove
to be small, is that it will
facilitate getting further
grants, Kirkpatrick said. A
grant to help pay for street
improvements in the
Cragmont neighborhood in
1975 established a “seed ’ ’
grant that will be followed by
“a leg in the door” if the town
gets the Community
Development grant, Kirk
patrick said.
The grant application must
be filed by April 15, he added.
1-40 noise barrior
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planned in Ridgecrest
Construction of a noise
barrior in front of Ridgecrest
Assembly is expected to begin
during the summer of 1979,
according to Joe Buckner,
assistant division engineer for
the Department of Tran
sportation in Asheville.
The wall, to vary in height
from 10 to 20 feet in places,
will consist of interlocking
cement panels, Buckner said.
A very tentative completion
date for the barrior will be
November 1979, he said. Cost
for that phase of the interstate
construction program is
$219,963. Bums and Spangler
of Shelby has been contracted
to build tbe barrior.
The wall, built to comply
with federal regulations on
noise, will stand 50 feet from
the edge of the interstate and
south of the assembly frontage
raod.
Shrubs will be planted in
front of the wall to improve
the appearance, a Depart
ment of Transportation
spokesman said.
Police Report
The Black Mountain Police
again enjoyed a light week.
They responded to 63 calls.
issued nine traffic citations,
escorted one to detoz and
escorted two funerals.
Weaving up a rainbow
by Dan Ward
At 84, Angelica Reckendorf
weaves a rainbow of
tapestries, rugs and bed
spreads.
This week, a number of her
weavings are on display at
Warren Wilson College from 3
to 5 p.m. daily.
The Black Mountain
resident, who speaks with a
heavy accent of her native
Germany, has been actively
weaving since her retirement
from the chairmanship fo the
Penbroke College Art
Department in 1959.
“But I have been interested
in weaving always,’ ’ Ms.
Reckendorf said. She studied
weaving in Germany, but
concentrated more on pain
ting in her younger years. As
the only art teacher at Pen
broke, she practiced all forms
of art.
“I was the only art treacher,
so I guess you could say I was
the head and tail both,' ’ she
said. Now free to pick her
medium, she spends mueh of
her time weaving on either of
her two looms.
“Painting, which I like
almost best to do, takes all
your attention, where in
material by the yard for a
dress of a blanket is just
mechanical. It is relaxing, but
not interesting,'She said. "But
I like to do things for practical
use.”
When she does a tapestry or
wallhanging, the con
centration of a painter comes
through.
“It takes all your attention
continuously, ’ ’ she said.
“Even if I make a sketch, the
weaving usually comes out
different,’ She said. “There
are other possibilities in
weaving than in painting.”
“Color is always very
important to me in weaving,’
she said. “Cultured people
tend to be afraid of colors,’She
added, saying too many
people prefer drab colors.
“Colors can do a lot for you,’
She said.
Her choice of material also
effects the practicality and
impact of her work.
“I like very much to use
cotton and wool,’She said. A
colorful blanket that won a
first-place in the North
Carolina Arts and Crafts
competition 10 years ago and
went on to a New York
showing was made of mohair
wool.
She will also use synthetics
and silk, depending on
whether the piece will be a
pillow cover, rug, tapestry or
whatever. Combinations of
materials give some of her
work a different character.
Ms. Reckendorf now weaves
pieces mainly to give as gifts
and, whenever possible, with
its home in mind.
“If I know what en
vironment it will be in, I’ll try
to match the color to the en
vironment,” she said.
“In general, I must give
things away as presents’ ’ to
friends and the church, she
said.
“I don’t need to work for
money anymore. I don’t think
a m
you should have to count your
minutes and count your time,”
said the weaver, who ob
viously puts more planning
and time into her work than it
could be sold for.
“I wish everybody could do
that,'She said.