Second c/ass postage paid
at Biack Mountain. MC 2#7J1
Hiursday. August 26. 1982, Volume 30. Number 34
Cronf demoncfs far exceed funds fn N.C.
R's a classic case of demand outstrip
ping supply, North Carolina officials say
of the (155 million in requests for (46
million available for block grants for the
1982-63 fiscal year.
Black Mountain is one of the 257 local
governments applying for Small Cities
Community Development Block Grant
program funds. The tom has applied
for.(750,000 for community revitali
zation.
Joseph W Grimsley, secretary of the
state Department of Natural Resources
and Community Development, adminis
trator of the block grant program, said
that the targe number of applications for
the federal funds points out the "great
needs our municipalities and countries
have to make improvements in their
communities."
"Despite the fact that we have the
largest state small cities program in the
nation, the amount of available funds
will not come dose to meeting the needs
identified by the local governments,"
Grimsley added.
Grimsley said his department will
now begin the process of reviewing the
applicatons to determine which projects
will be funded, and at what level.
Warhorses open
season against Erwin
at home Friday
Owen W arhorses will open the season
with a home game Aug. 27. The
W arhorses wiU be pitted against &win
High School in one of the season's most
important games, and assistant Princi
pai Fred Ivey expects a standing room
oniy crowd of fans to attend.
Ticket prices for Owen games are (3
for aduits and (2 for pre-soid student
tickets (student tickets oniy). Reserved
seats, "prime seats in the home
stands," according to Ivey, are avail
able from the Big 0 Club. Purchasers
receive tickets for five games at the
price of four and a (15 membership in
the Big O Club. Besides reserved seats,
these ticket holders get reserved par
king for every Owen home game.
Ivey expects both the first home
games to be sell-outs and advises fans
to arrive early to avoid waiting in long
lines for their tickets.
Concessions run by the Band Boos
ters Club will provide coffee, soft
drinks, hot chocolate and hot dogs.
Parking is available in the school
parking lot and at the Juvenile Evalua
tion Center across the street.
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Yard sa!e signs
must be removed
Once a temporary sign has served its
purpose, its owner is breaking the law if
it's not taken down. Gus Manis, Black
Mountain building and zoning adminis
trator, said the ordinance is going to be
enforced and fines levied.
The ordinance states that temporary
signs, such as yard sale, political,
advertising and commercial signs, must
be removed within 10 days of the end of
the event.
Other laws governing signs in the
town limits include:
Portable signs must be set back 10
feet from the pavement. Flashing
devices and intermittent lights of
changing brightness are prohibited.
Permanent signs posted on utility
poies, trees, fences and rocks are
prohibited.
Manis said violators will be issued a
warning notice the first time and a
dtation the second time. Failure to
comply will be a misdemeanor, liable to
a fine.
H!e existing ordinance is similar to
the new ordinance the Hanning Board
has under study.
News office ciosed Sept.3
The Black Mountain News wiii be dosed Friday, Sept. 3 for a Labor Day hoiiday.
The News office will be open on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6.
Deadlines for news and advertising will remain as usual, news due by 5 p.m.
Monday and advertising due by noon Tuesday. No news can be accepted after the 5
p.m. deadline unless arrangements are made ahead of time with the editor.
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Specia! pu!!-out section with the fa!! schedu!e for
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"We have developed a competitive
rating system for a!i applications which
includes consideration of the percen
tage of benefits to low and moderate
income people, the severity and pro
posed treatment of identified commun
ity needs, the project's financial design
and the utilization of other public and
private funds for project activities," the
secretary noted.
The Mock grant program was de
signed in cooperaton with local govern
ment leaders and was approved by the
North Carolina General Assembly in
June.
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Students at Black Mountain Rimary are trying out the first s*!ad bar in a Buncombe County primary school.
Teachers say the students enjoy the crunchy vegies-on the hrst day of schooi 80 children chose to eat saiad; on the
second day the number was up to 135.
Chamber ofhc/a/ assesses term
by Cynthia Reimer
Ed Weber, executive director of the
Black Mountain-Swannanoa Chamber
of Commerce, will wind up nearly 12
years of service at the end of this
month.
Among accomplishments over the
years, Weber lists:
An increase in membership from 100
to 180 businesses.
A 400 percent increase in dues
collected.
Doubling the annual allotment from
Buncombe County and obtaining allot
ments from the Town of Black Mountain
and Montreat.
Obtaining matching funds for the
printing of brochures and a full sized
magazine on the Valley.
Christmas decorations on Swanna
noa streets and the floating Christmas
tree at Lake Tomahawk.
Creation of a very active Economic
Development Committee of the Cham
ber in January, 1982.
Hie TV A Townlift project, now
under way to make improvements in the
town.
An annual Sourwood Festival on the
streets of Black Mountain.
Initiation of the idea of a railroad to
Mt. Mitchell.
Weber expressed regrets that the
Chamber had tabled plans for construc
tion of a Chamber of Commerce
building. "To me it represented a step
backward," he said.
As to the future of the Chamber,
Weber reports "mixed emotions."
"Definite action must be taken to
indude Swannanoa and Montreat into
Chamber plans and programs," he
said. "It cannot continue to collect dues
and allocations from these areas and not
reciprocate."
If this action is not taken, Weber said
he fears a merchants' group could
spring up in Swannanoa which would
"greatly affect the income and scope of
operations of the Chamber."
Weber said he will recommend a full
time executive director be appointed by
the Chamber, plus part time secretarial
help. "One of the most controversial
situations I dealt with was the require
ment that I be in two places at virtually
the same time," he said.
Weber believes the area needs a
strong and active Chamber of Com
merce and he believes every business
should be a strongly supportive mem
ber.
"If the Chamber is merely collecting
dues and puts out a brochure and does
not fulfill its roie in the community, then
the businesses are way ahead if they
buy jeily beans with their dues dollars
and give them to their customers,"
Weber said. "Either you have a
Chamber, or you just have a drop-in'
office."
bhakespeare at
the take Sunday
by Priscilla Hopkins
Hie third and finai Sunday in the Park
will be heid at Lake Tomahawk from
4-6:30 p.m. this Sunday, Aug. 29. At
the invitation of The Old Depot Associ
ation, Hie Montford Flayers-under the
very capabie direction of Hazel Robin
son-wiU perform the Shakespearean
comedy "As You Like It."
One of the iater comedies, this piay
was first produced c. 1599, but as in
many other instances, Shakespeare
borrowed freeiy from earlier works for
his plot line. Hie work "Rosalynde" by
Hiomas Lodge had appeared nearly 100
years prior to the appearance of "As
You Like It" in which the heroine bears
the title name but re-spelled "Rosa
lind."
Like his earlier comedies, females in
masculine disguise resulting in mis
taken identities that create amusing
situations figure prominently in the
plot. And, like many of his other
comedies, the ending ispredictably tidy
with everyone marrying the object of his
or her affection after all the confusion is
happily resolved.
But this particular play has several
things to recommend it above some of
the other comedies. Hie role of Rosalind
is generally regarded as one of the best
feminine characters that Shakespeare
created and is one of the most
challenging for an actress to portray. In
addition songs such as "Under the
Greenwood Tree," "Blow, blow thou
winter wind," and "It was a Lover and
his Lass" are critically acknowledged as
having the best lyrics that he wrote.
In case of rain, the play will be
performed in the dubhouse. There is no
admission charge.
Changes in federal legislation en
acted by the 1981 Congress gave North
Carolina the option of assuming admin
istration of the program from the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
All local governments of small towns
were eligible to apply for a maximum of
$750,000 in the four program categories
of community revitalization, economic
development, development planning
and urgent needs.
The development planning category
is a new concept and Grimsley believes
it will especially benefit small commun
ities with no previous experience in
applying for federal funds.
Hie federal government last year
received 167 applications for about $100
million, in comparison with the 257
applications for over $155 million for
this fiscal year.
Grant awards will be announced by
Governor Jim Hunt in October.
Soccer
piayers
register
Girls and boys ages six to 13 should
register Saturday, Aug. 28, at the
Juvenile Evaluation Center ball held for
the Buncombe County Parks and Recre
ation Youth Soccer Rvgram.
Ages six through nine should be at
the field at 9 a m. Ages 10 through 13
should report at 10 a m.
For additional information call Black
Mountain Recreation office at 669-2052
or George Venturella at 669-6331.
Street donee
final for
season
The last street dance of the season
will be held on Cherry Street this
Saturday. Carolina Bluegrass will play
and the Spivey Mountain Cloggers will
lead the dancing.
Smyrna will play from 7-8 p.m.,
followed by the street dance from 8-11
p.m.
The dance is sponsored by the Music
Shop.
Bill Underwood wiU appear as Shakespeare's famous fool, Touchstone,
in the Montford Park Players production of "As You Like It* '