What does the weH-dressed kid
wear on the opening morning of a
brand new school?
Brand new sneakers, that's what.
!n every coior of the rainbow.
Students shuffied their new snea
kers-some reiuctantiy, some eager
ly-into the new section of the Back
Mountain Rimary School for the
first time Monday morning. The
$1.6 million buiiding houses 454
students in grades two through five
this year, as weii as 17 classroom
teachers, a librarian and additional
resource teachers.
The new classrooms are arranged
in groups of five around a common
area which holds supplies, sinks,
counter work space and restrooms.
The five classrooms and commons
area are caiied a pod, and four pods
make up the school.
The pods radiate off a media
center, equipped to serve three
classes at the same time.
Also included in the new building
is a carpeted gymnasium with a 40
by 70 foot play area.
New Chimney
While some Black Mountain Rimary students got ^ whoie new school,
students at the Biack Mountain Middle School returned to school
Monday to find a new chimney on their roof. The old chimney, struck by
lightning June 2nd, was tom down this summer and replaced with a
shorter model, ready for the first cool days of fall.
Black Mountain Primary School Principal Jerry Green directed traffic at the
new school Monday, when parents and buses brought second through fifth
graders for their first day at the new school.
Buckeye Cove
wins prize
A Swarnartoa community re
ceived second piace in the WNC
Beautifu! Contest sponsored by the
Buncombe County Agricultural Ex
tension Office. Buckeye Cove
Community was selected from 14
community clubs entered in this
year's contest.
Other winners were: first, South
Hominy; second, Buckeye Cove;
third, Avery's Creek; fourth, Dix's
Creek No. 2; and fifth, Newfound.
In the mobile home contest,
winners were: first. Ox Creek. Mr.
and Mrs. Lois Kirchhoff; second,
South Hominy, Mr. and Mrs.
William Magner; and third, Cane
Creek, Mr. and Mrs. Fhank Buck
ner.
First piace in the mobile home,
non-property owner contest went to
Mr. and Mrs. James Liner of Scenic
Fhrk Association. This is a new
contest started by the Buncombe
County Community Development
Council to recognize mobile home
owners who rent their space.
President receives gift from N.C.
Congressman BUI Hendon presented a "whimmy-diddle," a hand-crafted
wooden toy made in the Western North Carolina mountain, to President
Reagan during a Ught moment recentiy at the White House. Hendon made the
presentation at the request of the Western North Carolina Folk Arts Center
and the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild, which sponsored the first
annual "Whimmy-Diddle Contest" this surimer in Asheville."It beats worry
beads," the President told Hendon, as they took a break from the more
serious concerns during the debate iast week over Reagan's historic tax cut
proposal.
Two arrested Saturday
Two area men were arrested
Saturday on two counts each of
breaking and entering and larceny
by Buncombe County sheriff depu
ties.
Arrested were Leonard Junior Ef
fier, 26, of Swannanoa, and Lonnie
Howard Fbx, 30, of Biack Mountain.
According to Sheriff Tom Morh
sey, at about 2:30 a m. Saturday
two off-duty deputies saw three
maies arrive at the parking iot of the
Rode way Inn in a smaii car. A few
minutes iater they observed a rental
truck towing a Fbrd van away from
the parking iot of the Rode way Inn.
Hie deputies gave chase and
stopped the vehicies at the entrance
ramp to 1-40 at U S. 70 near Azalea.
Two subjects jurrped from the
truck and escaped into a nearby
wooded area. One man was appre
hended about 15 minutes after the
description was received and ano
ther was arrested near Black Moun
tain Saturday afternoon.
Bond was set at $100,000 Satur
day and maintained in a preliminary
hearing Monday morning for Fbx.
Effler's bond was reduoed at the
hearing.
Dedicated to the growing Swannanoa VaHey
August M, 198). v.iumn :9, Number 34 Second class postage paid at Black Mountain. NC 28711 ^ !
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Vacancy in fire department
to befi!!ed temporary
A vacancy m tne nre aeparcment
will be terrporarily filled by three
part-time auxiliary fire personnel,
Town (Council decided last week,
and readvertised Dec. 5, 1981.
Traditionally, when a position is
open the board follows the recom
mendation of the fire department in
Hidden
gunman
ambushes
area man
Madison County sheriffs are in
vestigating the Sunday shooting of a
Black Mountain man in the Shelton
Laurel section of Madison County.
Charles Tweed was listed in satis
factory condition Monday night at a
Greenevilie, Tenn., hospital after
receiving 22-caliber bullet wounds
in his back and side.
Fblice said Tweed was opening a
gate on a private road about a
quarter of a mile from the home of
Marion Kykendall when shots were
fired at Tweed from the woods at
about 10:15 a m. Tweed, a native of
Madison County, had spent the
night at the Kykendall home.
Tweed managed to crawl several
hundred feet to the home of a
neighbor, who took him to the
hospital where he was placed in the
intensive care unit.
No arrests have been made in the
shooting.
Poticeand fire report
Black Mountain
Police Department
A camera and lens valued at $500
were reported stolen from a Cherry
Street business on Aug. 7. The
owner left the camera on a desk at
the rear of the store while he was
outside on the sidewalk. When he
returned, the camera was gone.
Two speakers, about 20 tapes and
a car battery were stolen from a
vehicle parked in the Black Moun
tain Rimary School driveway on
Aug. 9.
A rock was thrown through the
window of the Lake view Senior
Citizens' bus on Aug. 15. The bus
was parked in the parking lot at the
cnoosmg among appiicants to nit tt.
The fire department's dioice was
former Black Mountain fireman,
David B. ([Brad) Norton, who re
signed Dec. 5, 1980.
The board voted to uphold a
policy of former Town Manager
Ernest Hudgtns whereby former
town employees could not be re
hired by the board until a year had
elapsed since their resignation. The
board has followed this policy on
other occasions.
Calling their action a compro
mise, the board voted to fill the
posmon temporaniy, notamg uie
job open until Dec 5 when Norton
would be eligible to apply along
with other candidates.
Firemen believe Norton should be
hired for the position because he is
already trained.
Bar Mann Ingle celebrated her
90th birthday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Oliver Moody, 145
Central Ave., Swannanoa, Sun
day, Aug. 16. Mrs. Ingle was bom
on Aug. 17, 1891.
Five generations of her family
were present at the party honoring
hen Mrs. hgle, her daughter
Mrs. Oliver Moody, grandson
Harold Moody, great-grandson
Coty Moody and great-great
granddaughter KeUy Moody.
Camera and tens stoien
poo! when the incident occurred.
Black Mountain
Fire Department
Biack Mountain firemen an
swered a cal! Saturday at Highland
Farms after burning toast set off a
fire alarm.
On Monday, firemen battled a
woods fire at Rocky Knob near
Christmount from 8:14-10:58 a m.
The fire was apparently caused by a
campfire, a spokesman said.
Swannanoa Volunteer
Fire Department
A car fire on Old U S. 70 caused
less than $50 damage to electrical
wiring on Aug. 10.
Swannanoa firemen were called
to 1-40 on Aug. 11 where a wheel
had rolled off a camper truck,
causing sparks and smoke.
Swannanoa rescue personnel re
ceived a call on Aug. 12 when a
patient at Mountaincrest was exper
iencing seizures.
Cm Friday, Aug. 14, a dryer
caught fire at the Asheville Dying
and Finishing plant on Warren
Wilson College Road. Damage was
contained to the dryer, a spokesman
said.
On Saturday, a two-car accident
on U S. 70 about midnight resulted
in one injury.
Weather
review
Aug. 11--high 85, low 61 degrees.
Aug. 12-high 85, low 61 degrees.
Aug. !3--high 85, low 55 degrees.
Aug. 14-high 86, low 59 degrees.
Aug. 15-high 84, low 55 degrees.
Aug. 16-high 81, low 61 degrees.
Augl 17-high 71, low 60 degrees.
Weather courtesy of WFGW
Radio. Black Mountain.