Karen Hughes (right) and Rebecca Harrison will appear as Adriana and her
sister, Ludana, in a special performance of the The Montfond Parte Players’
production of “A Comedy of Errors” in Blade Mountain.
'Comedy of
errors' in park
Aug. 15
by Betty Antfaony
Lake Tomahawk’s shore forms the
stage for Shakespeare’s “The Comedy
of &rors”, performed by The Montford
Park Players August 15th.
This special performance, the first in
Black Mountain by the veteran troupe,
is co-sponsored by the town’s Depart
ment of Parks and Recreation. The show
begins at 7:30. Admission is free and
open to all. The audience is encouraged
to bring chairs or blankets and flash
lights. In case of rain the play will be
moved to the Grey Eagle and friends,
formerly Ann’s Cafe, on Cherry Street.
The Montford Park Players was
begun by Hazel Robinson, director of
this Shakespearean farce. Mrs. Robin
son grew up in Black Mountain as Hazel
Harris. Her mother was Hazel Padgett
who taught school throughout the
county, including mathematics at the
old Black Mountain high school.
“Fm looking forward to playing in
Black Mountain where I was raised,”
Mrs. Robinson said.
Hie amateur performers, now in their
ninth season, come from Black Moun
tain, Swannanoa, Asheville, Mars Hill
and Brevard. ‘‘The Comedy of Errors,”
involving two sets of twins who are
constantly being mistaken for each
other, is their second Shakespearean
play this season. The first was
“Othello.”
Water department personnel were joined by Nilsson engineer, Bob Watts,
and members of the Town Board Monday morning for the debut of the town’s
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Schools
open
Monday
Hie Black Mountain Primary and
Middle Schools will re-open Monday,
Aug. 17 at 8 a.m. for a full day of
classes. Grades kindergarten through
five will meet in the primary school and
grades six through eight in the middle
school.
Buses will run on last year’s routes
and on a regular schedule.
Lunch will be served at the following
prices: paid elementray, 85 cents;
reduced, 25 cents. No breakfast will be
served at the middle school, but the
primary school will serve breakfast at
65 cents, and 30 cents, reduced rate.
Extra milk costs 15 cents.
New students should register this
week between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
New well receives go-ahead from state
Water Department head Al White
threw the switch Monday morning that
sent water from the new well at the golf
course surging into the Black Mountain
water system. A grateful group of
aldermen and town employees gathered
to witness what they hope to be the
beginning of the end of the town’s water
woes.
About an hour before, the town
received approval from the State
Department of Health to open the well.
The well will produce about 270
gallons of water per minute. “This
should certainly help to eliminate the
need for Dunsmore Cove (Reservoir),"
Bob Watts, engineer for Nilsson Engi
neering, said, "and it will eliminate the
need to buy water from Asheville.” The
output of the new well is about one half
of the consumption rate of Black
Mountain.
The ph level of the water will be
raised by addition of caustic soda to
avoid any corrosion of water pipes.
Chlorine will also be added to avoid any
contamination in the pipes.
Water Department liaison, Alderman
A. EL Alfred Tyson, credited A1 White
and his crew, Driest Hudgins, former
town manager, and Bob Watts with
rushing the opening of the well, and
thus easing die town water shortage.
The well is punping at about 60
erant capacity, Tyson said, and it will
ake several days to see what effect the
dditional water supply will have on the
rater level in the Dunsmore Cove
leservoir.
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Town Council
Town signs letter of intent to join
Metropolitan Sewer District
by Bill Studeoc Jr.
The Town Board voted unanimously
to turn the rehabilitation of the sewer
system of Black Mountain over to the
Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) at
the August board meeting Tuesday
night.
The board agreed to sign a letter of
intent to join with 11 other entities in
Buncombe County, including the city of
Asheville and several religious retreat
organizations, relinquishing ownership
of the sewer lines in exchange for
maintenance and, if necessary, replace
ment of the lines.
It was agreed that the letter was to
include a list of concerns of the board,
including a proposed user fee and cost
to the taxpayer. The letter of intent does
not bind the town to an agreement to
join the sewer district.
Alderman Doug Stafford said, “The
town can’t afford to keep up the
maintenance of the sewer lines. Mud)
more can be done with a larger
organization of the magnitude of
MSD.”
He pointed out that the small
township of B*ddc Mountain would not
be eligible for federal grants for sewer
improvement, while the larger organi
zation, MSD, would be eligible.
Charter Commission
In further action, the board appointed
the Rev. Edgar Ferrell to the newly-cre
ated Asheville-Buncombe Carter Com
mission, which will study the feasibility
of the consolidation of local govern
mental organizations in Buncombe
County.
Stop signs
The board voted to erect four-way
stop signs at the intersection of Church
Street and Laurel Avenue and also
agreed to purchase and erect “stop
ahead’’ signs. The stop ahead signs will
warn drivers used to only a two-way
stop of the change. The board further
agreed to request owners of property
adjacent to the intersection to dip bade
hedges and shrubbery to help increase
visibility.
Board of Adjustments
The board reappointed Robert
Fischer and Donna Hughes to the Board
of Adjustments. Their terms expired
recently and both expressed willingness
to serve again if asked.
Lukas Tool
Representatives from the Black
Mountain Volunteer Fire Department
appeared before the board to request
funds for a Lukas tool, rescue equip
ment not in use in the eastern end of
Buncombe County.
The dosest tool available at the
present time is over 20 miles away in
■Flairview. Those 20 minutes could be the
difference in life or death, volunteer
fireman Tom Marett said.
The fire department has raised $1,500
towards the $9,000 piece of equipment.
The board agreed to approach the
Buncombe County Commissioners con
cerning the remainder of the funds.
Resolution
A resolution introduced by Alderman
Ruth Brandon was passed which restor
ed “all rights, privileges and benefits
enjoyed by Officer Gary Sorrells at the
time of his termination.”
Sorrells was employed by the Black
Mountain Police Department from Oct.,
1975 to Jan., 1979 when his employ
ment was terminated. He recently
returned to the police department.
Aldermen Mike Begley and Doug
Stafford voted against the resolution
which passed with a 3-2 vote.
McDonald's ground breaking held
by Bill Studenc Jr. McDonald’s representative for Western and the surrounding landscape,” said
Groundbreaking ceremonies were North Carolina. Town Alderman Doug Stafford,
held last Friday for the new McDonald’s Scheduled to be open for business by
restaurant, to be located at the Ingle’s the end of November, the restaurant Carter said, This is the type of thing
Shopping Center on Highway 9. will feature a playground area for we’ve tried to do with every store we ve
The new store is to be constructed in children. 8°t> blend into the surroundings, in this
a stone and cedar design to blend into “McDonald’s chose a wooden park, 0886 mountains.”
the natural surroundings of the Black as opposed to a park with all the cartoon Eld Weber, of the Chamber cf
Mountain area, said Larry Carter, characters, to better fit in with the area Commerce, said that an attractive
Southern Bell to ask rate raise
Southern Bell last week filed with the
North Carolina Utilities Commission a
request of a 21.6 percent increase in
revenues for services provided within
the state.
The filing covers most major categor
ies of service and would increase
Southern Bell’s annual intrastate reven
ues by $129 million.
“We regret having to file once
again,” said Bell Vice President Alan
Thomas. “We’re very much aware of
the effect continued rate activity has on
our customers. We wish as much as
they that our economy could provide the
comfort and lifestyle we all seek without
the necessity of higher prices. But never
before have so many critical and varied
Telephone directories will be delivered in the Swannanoa Valley during the
next three weeks. This year’s dlrectoiy cover has a picturesque scene at Lake
Tomahawk with a horseback rider and fall colors in the background.
factors—inflation, a series of inadequate
rate orders, the effect of competition
and rapid technological change and
strong demand caused by our state’s
rapid economic growth-converged to so
adversely affect our ability to hold down
our rates.”
Under the Southern Bell proposal, the
monthly rate for an individual access
line in the home would increase by
amounts ranging from $3.55 to $4.45.
Telephone set rental would also go up.
Long distance rates would increase by 8
percent. Based on the average residen
tial bill today, monthly charges would
go up 19 percent.
Here in Black Mountain, the basic
monthly rate for residence service
would be $12.70 for customers who
provide their own sets and $14.20 for
those with Southern Bell sets. The
corresponding increases for single-line
business customers would be $32.75
and $34.25, respectively.
Weather
review
Aug. 4-high 83, low 60 degrees.
Aug. 5-high 88, low 61 degrees.
Aug. 6-high 80, low 64 degrees; .63
inches precipitation.'
Aug. 7-high 85, low 64 degrees; .03
inches presipitation.
Aug. 8-high 80, low 65 degrees; .13
inches precipitation.
Aug. 9-high 83, low 58 degrees.
Aug. 10~high 83, low 60 degrees.
McDonald’s restaurant would entice
other area stores, including those
already existing and those yet to be
constructed, to live up to the example
set by McDonald’s.
Mayor Tom Sobol was presented with
a plaque from the McDonald’s corpora
tion in appreciation for his help in the
planning stages of the new store,
including the recent approval of a
100-foot sign to be seen from 1-40 by the
town board.
“I think McDonald’s is going to be
good for Black Mountain,” Sobol said.
‘‘And Black Mountain, in turn is going
to be good for McDonald’s.”
Lany Carter of McDonald's and
Mayor Tom Sobol break grngnd
for the new McDonald’s reran*
rant, to be located on Highway 9 In
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