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at Biack Mountain, NC 2S7Ji
Thursday, November 19, 1981, Volume 29, Number 47
Tomboy has iunch in the tap of Eric Bomer, grandson of Evelyn Hart. FM,
a toy poodle, mothers the orphan kitten.
Orphan kitten
wins hearts
by Cynthia Rehner
Tomboy is very smail, very fuzzy and
very independent. The gray and white
kitten was an orphan when Evelyn
Taylor Hart got him from a friend. His
eyes hadn't opened yet when she
brought him home.
Mrs. Hart offered the motherless
kitten milk in a dell bottle. She laid the
kitten on its back on her lap and held the
bottle for him while he emptied it. "It
was glad to get the bottle," she said.
"We didn't have any trouble getting it
to take the bottle."
After the first few days of bottle
feeding, Tomboy surprised Mrs. Hart
by taking the bottle in his paws and
holding it up himself. Tomboy doesn't
just prop the bottle up himself; he
wraps his paws around it and holds on
tight.
Tomboy is served cows' milk in his
bottle, but now that he is about eight
^
weeks old, he's also eating cat food. His
needle-sharp teeth have demolished the
nipple of his first bottle. "When this
one's gone," Mrs. Hart said, "he's
through with the bottle."
Tomboy may have missed some of
the benefits of having a feline mother,
but he's had plenty of love and
attention. Mrs. Hart's white toy poodle
Fifi has taken over some motherly
duties. The two sleep together and Fifi
guards the kitten as well as the kitten's
food.
Mrs. Hart never had much interest in
having a cat until Tomboy came along.
When she was a child her twin brother,
Marion Taylor, now of Berea, Ky., was
bitten by a cat. The animal turned out to
be rabid and the boy had to undergo a
very painful series of 21 injections.
Tomboy's winning ways and lively
personality have convinced Mrs. Hart
that a cat adds a lot to a home.
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Owen basketbai! standout
Daugherty picks UNC
by Cynthia Reimer
"It had been a childhood dream,"
Owen basketball standout Brad Daugh
erty said of his decision to attend to the
University of North Carolina. Last week
the $-11 foot, 16 year old senior made
a verbal commitment to the school. He
will register there in April, 1982.
"It was a relief," Daugherty said, to
have the decision out of the way. He
had recently narrowed down a field of
174 schools around the country interest
ed in him to two: Maryland and UNC.
A major factor in his decision to play
ball at UNC was Coach Dean Smith, he
said. "I think Coach Smith is the best
coach in the game of basketball,"
Daugherty explained. "He takes care of
his players, makes sure they get their
degrees."
Daugherty plans to major in either
history or parks and recreation.
His parents, Roy and Dorothy Daugh
erty of Black Mountain, agreed with his
decision and helped him arrive at it,
Daugherty said. Daugherty has two
older brothers who played basketball at
Owen High School, but he is the first in
his family to go on to college basketball.
Other reasons he chose UNC over
Maryland included distance from home
and a friend, Buzz Peterson, who is a
freshman this year at UNC, he said.
Daugherty's basketball career began
only a couple of years ago, in his
sophomore year at Owen. He credits
Owen coaches Burrows and Arrowood
for getting him interested in the game
he piays so well.
W ith the decision about his future out
of the way, Daugherty is ready to turn
his attention to the more immediate
future, his last basketbaii season with
the Warhorses. "Hopefully, if we wotk
hard and play together, we ll end up in
the state finals," he said. Last year
Owen finished a record season, 23-1.
&ad Daugherty
Roy Toy tor key speaker
Primary Schoo! dedicated Sunday
by Cynthia Reimer
Ex-Congressman Roy Taylor gave the
dedication address Sunday for the new
Black Mountain Primary School, a (1.6
million building first opened for classes
on Aug. 17.
Following an invocation sung by
Michael Ballard accompanied by Steve
Williams, Karen Wagstaff, represent
ing architects Traber Associates, pre
sented the building. Accepting for the
Buncombe County Board of Education
was Dr. Roger A. James, chairman.
Mayor Tom Sobol accepted for the
community.
The new building was constructed on
the site of the old school, which was tom
down in 1979 after an inspection by the
state led to its being deemed unsafe.
Classes were taught in hallways and
mobile units, and some children were
moved to Carver. Building of the new
school began in August, 1980.
Taylor, who taught at the Black
Mountain High School in the 1930s, said
in his address, "We dedicate the
building to them, the young citizens of
this community."
Stressing the importance of educa
tion, he pointed out that now only five
Fire destroys
mobite home
The mobile home of Buddy Nieland
on Blue Ridge Road was gutted by fire
Monday morning. Mr. Nieland and a
younger brother were at home when the
7 a.m. fire broke out. The fire is
believed to have started in or near a
clothes dryer, but the exact cause is still
under investigation.
No one was injured in the fire, but the
trailer was described by firemen as "a
total loss."
Harvest
cetebration
this weekend
A three-day "Celebration of the
Harvest" wiM be heid Friday through
Sunday, Nov. 20-22 at the Warren
Wiison College campus in Swan nan oa.
The celebration opens at 7 JO Friday
evening with "Singin' and Dancin' " in
the Bryson Gymnasium. Admission to
this event is 50 cents, and reservations
are suggested due to limited seating
space. Caii 298-3325, ext. 279 for more
information.
"The Country Fair" will be Satur
day's theme from 11 a m.-4 p.m. in the
college's Formal Gardens, featuring
crafts, hayrides and pony-rides, mnsira!
events and clowns. WLOS-TV's Mr. Bill
and his hot-air "Thirtoon Balloon" will
also be at the fair. There are several
activities planned especially for child
ren.
The celebration culminates Sunday at
11 a m. with special worship services
led by the Rev. Fred Ohier in the
Warren Wilson Chapel.
The public is invited to all events. All
proceeds from the Friday performance
and the Country Fair will be donated to
the W orld Hunger Fund.
"The Common Market," a flea
market which will benefit the hungry in
North Carolina and abroad, needs
donations. The group will pick up "any
kmk," said spokeswoman Gay Fore,
"good, bad or indifferent." For pick
up, call 869-7923,669-5992 or 669-8027.
percent of aH job demand is for
unskilled labor. "We must pay for the
education of the child," he stated, "or
we'll pay for the ignorance of the man.''
The $1.6 million was under the
original cost estimate for the building, it
contains 20 classrooms, a library,
gymnasium and theatre.
Dr. James told the crowd of several
hundred that dedicated teachers could
probably teach "in a field" if they have
to, but "they can do better in an
atmosphere iihe this."
Other speakers at the dedication
induded Mrs. Ciois Lunsford, assistant
prindpai, who gave the welcome; Jerry
D. Green, prindpai, who recognized
guests; Dr. N.A. Miller, superintendent
of Buncombe County schools, who
introduced the speaker; and Barry Jolly,
who gave the dedicatory prayer.
Special guests induded N.C. Repre
sentative Marie Colton, N.C. Represen
tative Gordon Greenwood, N.C. Senato!
James McClure Clark and U S. Con
gressman Bill Hendon.
Fifth grade students directed tours o!
the school after the ceremony, and
refreshments were served.
Roy Taylor gave the address at Mack Mountain Primary School's dedication Sunday. (Related photo Mr page 6)
Thanksgiving scheduie
Hie Black Mountain News will follow a holiday scheduie for
Thanksgiving week. The paper will be printed Tuesday evening, Nov.
24. Therefore, the deadline for news will be moved up to 2 p.m
Monday. News received after 2 p.m. Monday will be printed in the
^following week's paper.
> Hie office will be closed Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, and also Ftiday,
Nov. 27.
Pdze winners are (LrR) ShesyM Denebeny, Jennifer EMHer and Ciint Lawnsxe.
Three win Swannanoa art contest
C hades Roys ton, manager of NCNB
in Swannanoa, wanted to do something
for the community, so he staged an art
contest for youngsters in kindergarten
at the Swannanoa Elementary School.
Aided by teachers, Linda Stroupe,
Virginia Bussey and Sandra Beninger
(who served as chairman), about 90
children entered the contest.
Winners were: Clint Lawrence, first
piace; Sheryii Derre berry, second; and
Jennifer Eiffier, third. The children
were awarded trophies and cartoon
character blankets donated by Beacon.
Entries were judged for creativity,
originality, imagination and the amount
of effort expended by bank personnel
Danny Dowell, Monts White, Charles
Roys ton and Brenda Silvers.
The contest was such a success,
Royston said, that "we plan on doing it
again; we haven't decided when."
Clint is the son of Judy and Bill
Lawrence. Sheryll is the daughter of
Daniel Derreberry. Jennifer is the
daughter of Debra and Daniel Creas
man.