Second ctass postage paid at Stack Mountain. NC 28711 Thursday. November 9.1978. Vot. 24. No. 54 DEVOTED 100% TO OUR COMMUNiTR-^ THE GhpWNG SWANNAttOA VALLEY Serving— * Black Mountain itr Swannanoa ^ Montreat ^ Ridgecrest * 15 cents per copy i, MM "When the cows !ay down, rain is on its way'goes an oid country saying. Un/ortunateiy, these cows didn't te!t how iittie rain was going to /ai! Tuoaday. ^Sharon Sutties) j Hearings set for drug store holdup Preliminary hearings for rwo petsops, in connection i wtth (he October 24 armed robbery of Ward's Drug Store were expected to be held November 6 and a series of hearings for a third have been set for November 10 and 15. Although a fourth person suspected of taking part in the robbery remains at iarge, the district attorney's office set hearings for Wednesday for Lonnie Howard Fox, 27, of Btack Mountain, on charges of robbery with a deadiy weapon, breaking and en tering, and larceny. Fox was in custody with bond set at 80,000 as of Tuesday. Debra Gragg Effler, 1!, of Swannanoa, who had been released on a secured property bond, was expected to appear Wednesday on the charge of accessory after the fact in the robbery. Carmie Hensiey, 25, of Asheville, #aa expected (p awear for pr^limiaary hearings November 10 and again on November 15 on the chargea of assault with a deadly weapon, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to do serious bodily injury, robbery with a deadly weapon, breaking and en taring and larceny. Contrary taiwoMtect tdfo^atbn giyan to, and printed in, the News last week, Hensiey, as of Tuesday was stiii in custody, with bond raised to (60,000. A fourth suspect, Warren Uoyd Phillips, 21, of Swan nanoa, was still at large Tuesday. Sheriff' s police reported that no new evidence has been uncovered in the investigation of the robbery October 34 of,Ward's Drug Store in Biack Mountain, poiice reported. According to poiice, "a iarge quantity of drugs and severai hundred doiiars in cash" were taken by two men wearing ski masks and carrying semi-automatic rifiea. According to a witness of the robbery, one of the men shot a box on the Boor of the store to show employees the rifle ioaded, then took ail narcotics at the store, spokesman said the store no longer stock narcotics. (%ase c%rtver A Marion youth was sen tenced November 6 to M to 36 active months in jail as a resuit of a movie-etyie chase in which two poiice cars were damaged and two poiice in jured on October i6. Eric Todd Foster, 16, was found guilty of assualt with a deadly weapon, two counts of damage to property, eluding police officers, reckless driving and driving in excess of 15 miles per hour over the speed limit to evade police officers. A variety of other charges against the youth were dropped. Foster ted police on a chase that began in Biach Mountain, went to Swannanoa, and ended up west of Marion. Police from Buncombe and Me Dowell County Sheriff s Department*, as weil as Black Mountain Police, were in volved in the chase, before the youth was stopped by a train in Marion and arrested by Blade Mountain Police. Parties more exciting than milestone by Dta Ward Monday morning, Margaret Roane was still recovering from a couple of birthday parbes held for her Friday and Saturday. !t still over whelmed her that so many people should make such a to do over her 100th birthday. Everybody has been so lovely to me," the resident of Dogwood Manor said. "I was tost overwhelmed-! was just speechless." Her uncertainty of emotions was evident at the nursing dome Friday as staff mem dors carried in cake after cake and a huge coder of juice, and every resident turned out for he special occasion But her dappiness was evident also, as a familiar voice would oc casionally whisper special congratulations in her ear. They've done everything to "Rhe it happy - nice gifts and food But best of all is the good humor they've gotten everybody in,'' Mrs. Roane Rid of the affair at Dogwood Manor. But the celebration did not end there. On Saturday, the centenarian went to a niece's dome in Asheville, where fnends she hadn't seen in years came to laud her. There were even people here! hadn't seen before, "she said. Special phone calls came in from friends and relatives across the country, and one nephew even called from London. "He sounded as though he was standing just outside die door," she said Mrs. Roane, who hails originally from Macon County, is hesitant to advise others on how to lead a better life based on her years of experience "f probably could, but people don't take advice, "she said, demonstrating her knowledge of human nature However, she did reveal what she believes has helped her read! a rare age. "! know hard work won' t hurt anybody, because 1' ve worked hard all my life ! was bom and raised on a farm. ! think just hard work and a clean life is all there is to it. "Most of all, you've got to have the Lord with you - that's what kept me going Without the goodness of my Heavenly Father, f wouldn't be here now, "she said. She was very active in affairs at the Asheville Central United Methodist Church until her health kept her from attending "six or seven years ago. " "My eyes failed me, that's been my worst trouble,'' she said. Early in life, Mrs. Roane tried her hand at the boarding house and hotel business, then tried a variety of jobs, in cluding housewife, before retiring at 77 from Belk's Department store when she had to have major surgery. Until she moved to Dogwood Manor in 1974, she lived with her niece and her husband in Asheville for a number of years. Mrs. Roane is casual in speaking about her age, and hardly has the awi her friends have for 100 years. "!'ve lived a fuil and happy life. One hundred years is enough for anybody to live. Of course, I'll live as long as the Good Lord wants me to,"she said matter-of-factly. Margaret Roane Mows oat the cand!es on her centennta! birthday cahe. (Dan Ward) Valley water holding despite ongoing drought by Dan Ward Although the rain that fell Tuesday did virtually nothing to affect local water supplies, or an existing burning ban, water supplies remained stable in Black Mountain, Montreat and Ridgecrest. Black Mountain's reservoir is holding somewhat steady at S feet, 6 inches from the top, according to Town Manager Mack Kirkpatrick. That is down three inches from last week. "Judging from the con sumption, people are con serving, Kirkpatrick said. He credited a new weil on the Black Mountain Goif Course as keeping the town from entering a crisis situation. "That well is evidently just taking up the slack. The spring (feeding the town's reservoir) is just dried up,"he said. Kirkpatrick said that unless a heavy rain falls within the next two weeks, the town may have to buy water from Asheville. Springs feeding Montreat's water system are at the same level they were two weeks ago who) the Mountain Retreat Association asked water users to cut back, according to John Lewis, supervisor for the water system. "People probably did cut back,"Lewis said. "You don't see anybody washing cars any more. But we don't see any change one way or the other. " Lewis said there are no plans now to ration water in Montreat. Primarily because of three new wells drilled last year, Ridgecrest has been faring better than moat towns in the mountains, according to David Haii, maintanence supervisor for the Ridgecrest Conference Center. "We've stiii got about half a iakefuH, "Haii said. "We'd be dry without the weiis, though." Haii said the reservoir ievei dropped 1^ feet in two weeks, but is stiii far from the cut back stage in spite of iarge conferences. Ridgecrest, which used to suffer eariy water shortages, driiied three weiis iast year and three the year before to suppiement it's stream-fed reservoir. C/targres dropped tM Tar&erf Charges of first degree murder against Tarry Fisher Stanley, 25, of Black Mountain were dismissed voluntarily by District Attorney Robert Fisher November 7, in Superior Court "due to in sufficient evidence to warrant proaecu&on." Stanley had been charged in the death of Margaret Jen nenneTarbert,13, ofBiack Mountain, whose decomposed body was found in a garage at 107 Walker St., belonging to Stanley's mother on May 13. The case was dismissed with leave by the prosecutor, which means the case can be brought up again and Stanley win go to trial should Fisher or his successor. Ronald Brown, gather enough ad ditional evidence to warrant a trial. Fisher would not say whether more evidence was expected, or whether any plan exists to reopen the case. "I just couldn't comment on that-it wouldn't be proper,'' Fisher said. Stanley was charged with the murder of Miss Tarbect, hia Bancee, shortly after the body, which had been found by his mother, Ann F. Stanley of Philadelphia, Pa., had been identiBed. The girl had been reported missing on February 9. At that time, Stanley told police that he had changed lochs on Hte garage door, according to Sheriff Tom Morrissey. SVFD fire calls up now After three month* of almost no activity, the Swannanoa Fire Department made up for quiet times with ii runs by Hre and rescue personnel in the last week and a half. Two brush fires, thought to have been set by children, were reported on October 25 on New Salem Road. One truck and 15 men responded the first time. Four hours later, the fire was reset and two trucks and 17 men responded. On October 28, the rescue squad responded to a report of a minor gunshot wound at 213 Richmond Ave. No charges were pressed in that domestic disturbance. Also that day, 18 persons took part in a search for a teenage boy lost while squirrel hunting. The boy was found as mutual aid arrived from Riceville and Buncombe County Two engines and 15 men responded to a false alarm of a hrush fire on Old Lytle Cove Road October 29. Also that day, two trucks and 16 men were called to put out a brush fire on Patton Cemetery Road. One truck and sevem men responded to an illegal bur ning on US 70 and Warren Wilson Road November t Also that day, one truck and six men were called to out out an ambulance on fire at 1-40 and Lytle Cove Road. The ambulance belonged to Burke County No damage was reported from a house fire that began in a heater at the Dougherty residence on Oid Lytie Cove Road November 4. Three engines and 14 men respon ded. Also that day. two engines, one rescue truck and 12 men responded to a car fire resuiting from a wreck at exit 59 from 1-49. No injuries and minor damage resuited from the accident. Later that day, one engine and eight men investigated a possibie brush fire on Westwood Avenue. R7ac%c Mountain jfire The Black Mountain Fire Department responded to a house trailer fire on Oid N.C. 10, in Kerlee Heights on November 5. The trailer was unoccupied, being used only for storage. Damage was estimated at (5,000. The trailer was owned by Edley Hutchins. Two engines and 19 men responded. An in vestigation of the cause of the fire is in process. An auto accident on N.C. 9 on November 2 resulted in Randy Morris of Broad River being trapped in a truck for approximately 35 minutes. Morris suffered a fractured hip. Paul Hamilton and Marion Godfrey, both in a truck owned by the Town of Black Mountain, received miner injuries. One engine, one rescue truck, two am bulances and 19 men responded. A1 Richardson of Black Mountain received a broken arm in an auto accident on U S. 70 west on November 1. One engine and 17 men responded for the washdown. On November 4, a car overturned on N.C. 9. No injuries were reported. One rescue truck, one engine and 21 men were on standby for gas leak. A house fire on Lytle Cove Road November 4 was found to be in the Swannanoa District. One engine and 15 men responded, but returned when they found Swannanoa VFD had responded. One engine and four men were called to Norton's Quick Shop on November 3 for wash down of a gas spill. A brush fire on Lake Eden Road burned approximately three-tenths acre on November 5. Two engines and 15 men responded. The Black Mountain Fire Department ambulance made one emergency run last week. The county ambulance made eleven routine, six emergency and three un needed runs Last week. 30 years ag%? ed. note-Thisc%damnran (or a few mouths hut year until oar Met were rent off to be microfilmed. To tell the truth, a bad memory bar kept nr from renewing the rerier. Lately, however, requests have rhown there are a number of persona interested in once again reading what was the news in the Swnn nanoa Vaiiey, 3) years ago this week. The front page editorial on the November 11 issue of the Biack Mountain News took the opportunity to poke fun at predictions that Dewey wouid win the presidential election. held three days earuer. It , noted that the now famous editions of the Chicago Tribune with headlines an nouncing "Dewey Wins" were already selling for (25 per issued Jack- Greenwood's column told of C.W. Whites ad to sell a house for (1M0 coming out in the paper as (000. Folks lined up to check out the bargain at the White residence Greenwood also noted that a new sort of electric throttle train engine was being in troduced that allowed two or more engines to be coupled together, yet be driven by only one engineer. A photo on page 4 showed the first women ever admitted to the U S. Air Force. It noted that their hair had to be cut to conform to air force regulations. In advertising, Black Mountain Hardware had a sale on the Woman Saver Miser," a device that would "save the cook's nerves and time.' ' Black Mountain Lumber had a sale on Congowail, super vaispar and Zonoiite Northwestern Bank ran an ad praising Armisice Day Porter's Foods in Swan nanoa had special on canned goods. Number 2 cans % tomato juice were 3 for 39 cents, cherries 3 cans for 89 cents, com 3 cans for 53 cents. Coffee cost 40 cents per pound. The Rosy Theater in Swannanoa was showing Key Largo, with Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson and Lauren Bacall Other movies on the iineup were Marshal of Reno, Mickey in Cinecoior, Rose of Rio Grande and Northwest Stampede. McMurry Chevrolet was featuring the Supercushion tire with the stop notches " And that's the way it was

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