Second ciass postage paid iac& Mountain, NC 2^7JJ October 8, 1981, Volume 29, Number 41 Member of fhe NCPA Autumn hues frame Ephrian Baie's cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Photo by Lewis Hlsworth. Teenage gir! missing since Sept.l 1 Peggy Sue Loftin, age 16, is missing. She was last seen at 11 JO p.m. on Sept. 11 when she and her family were preparing for bed. Anyone having information concerning the where abouts of the petite teenager is asked to call the Buncombe County Sheriffs Department. Peggy has run away before, Mrs. Craig, her mother said, but she has never been away for more than a day or two. and she has always let the family know where she was. There had been no arguments the evening she disappear ed, her mother said, but Peggy had not wanted to return to the group home where she had been staying. "She may be travelling with a male companion," her mother said. "His car was seen in the vicinity the night she left." The car is a blue Pontiac station wagon with imitation wood sides and a dented right rear fender. Peggy Sue Loftin Peggy is four feet 11 inches tali and weighs 105 pounds. She has iong black hair, blue eyes, and a scar on the inside of one wrist. She usually wears jeans and shirts, and she ieft in biue tennis shoes. "I just want to find out if she's okay," said her mother. Firemen wi!! inspect wood stove instaiiation free Black Mountain Bremen will inspect wood stove installations to make sure they are fireproof, Fire Chief Gary Bartlett said. "We'll be glad to check before they spend the time and money putting it in, " Bartlett said. So far this fall, firemen have inspect Warhorses down Mitche!!, 25-0 Story on page 6 ed 25 wood stoves. "We've saved a tot of property loss doing these wood stove inspections," Bartlett said. He said the most common mistakes were made in putting the stove pipe through the wall. The inspections are free. Weather review Sept. 29-high 76, low 35 degrees. Sept. 30-high 81, iow 39 degrees. Oct. 1-high 82, iow 44 degrees. Oct. 2-high 56, iow 49 degrees; .28 inches precipitation. Oct. 3-high 67, iow 34 degrees. Oct. 4-high 76, iow 32 degrees. Oct. 5-high 70, iow 43 degrees; trace precipitation. W eather information cour^ tesy of WPGW Radio, Bl** Mountain. Charter Commission eiects chairman by Cynthia Reimer John Shuford was elected chairman of the Asheville Buncombe Charter Com mission last Wednesday afternoon at the group's first meeting. Elected vice chairman was former judge, James Baley, and secretary, Harold Ehloe. Shuford was not present at the meeung. In his absence, Baley took the chair from acting chairman James McClure Clarke. He opened a dis cussion on the purpose and duties of the commission. Acting secretary, Ashe ville City Manager Ken Michalove recorded the minutes. During the discussion, Max Cogbum, an attorney, stated he feit a secretary shouid be elected from commission members. After a long discussion, a motion made by Cogbum to open nominations was passed. Ehloe was elected secretary and appointed Mich alove his assistant. After more discussion on the goals of the commission and how to read! them, a motion was made and passed to contact the Institute of Government in Chapel Hill for assistance. The next meeting will be held Oct. 13 in the Health and Social Services Building conference room in Asheville. The commission will continue to m$et the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 430 p.m. Hie meetings are open to the public. Hie Rev. Edgar Ferrell represents Black Mountain on the commission, which will draw up a charter for a combined city-county government to be voted on next year. Hunt appoints residents to transportation counci )s Governor Jim Hunt today appointed 10 Buncombe County residents to the county's Transportation Efficiency Council. The Governor established the coun cils in all 100 counties by Executive Order this spring to help insure wise and efficient use of the additional highway dollars provided by legislative approval of his "Good Roads " program. "These councils will advise me and the State Board of Transportation on how we can improve efficiency and productivity in our Department of Transportaion, " Hunt said. "This will give local people the chance to examine and review the work of the Department of Transportation on the roads where they live. "Local residents will be able to go to their county's Efficiency Council when they have complaints about a mainte nance crew wasting time, or not doing a thorough job, or whatever it may be," Hunt said. The Governor's appointees to the Buncombe County Council are John Q. Buchanon, Gordon Greenwood Jr., Marilyn Hall, Ted Linn, James Rhew and Jack Woody, all of Asheville; Frank Hutchinson of Enka, Robert Miller of Black Mountain, Mrs. Margaret O'Donnell Shepherd of BamardsviUe and Mayor Tom Sobol of Black Moun Josef Aibersexhibitof sitkscreen prints in Montreat Twelve siikscreen prints by Josef Albers will be on exhibit in Montreat's Convocation Hall from Oct ober 6-23. A traveling exhibit from the North Carolina Museum of Art, these works are from Albers' double port folio "Formulation: Articulation." Bom March 19, 1888, in Bottrop, Germany, Albers taught school for several years before entering the Royal Art School in Berlin in 1913. Albers left Germany in 1933, coming to the United States with his wife, Anni, a weaver. He was soon honored with one-man shows. He had more than 20 one-man shows in a five year period from 1936 to 1941. Albers lived in North Carolina from 1933 to 1949, serving on the Black Mountain College faculty. In 1950 he became head of the Yale University Art School, a post he held until 1958. Albers is best known for his series of squares within squares, an invest igation into the interplay of colors. The 12 prints to be shown in Montreat's Convocation Hall are considered a technical tour de force, reproducing the subleties in color that have become Albers' trademark. Gallery hours in Montreat are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. tain. Members will serve terms of two years. The councils will work closely with the State Board of Transportation. James W. Daniels of Asheville, the local member of the State Transportation Board, will be chairman of the Bun combe County Transportation Effic iency Council. Members of the General Assembly will serve as ex-officio members of the councils in their districts. Serving on the Buncombe County Council will be Representative Marie Colton (D-Bun combe), Representative Narvei J. Craw ford (D-Buncombe), Representative Gordon Greenwood (D-Buncombe), Representative Martin Nesbitt, Jr. (D-Buncombe), Senator James McClure Clarke (D-Buncombe) and Senator Rob ert S.Swain (D-Buncombe). Hie Executive Order says that the council "will examine the work pro gram, policies, methods and operations of each Department of Transportation county maintenance unit" and make recommendations to the Governor and the Board of Transportation on im proving efficiency and productivity in those units." The councils will work with division and district engineers, as well as with the maintenance supervisors, to review the performance of State highway crews. The Governor said he particularly looked for "business people and local government and dvic leaders to serve on these councils, people who have a broad range of contacts and who are known throughout their county." "Prefacio," sitkscreen by Josef A!bers

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