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Black Mountain, ;.c. 26711
Thursday, October 7, 1982, Volume 30, Number 40
Mem ber of the NCPA
Governor
FfMMf Aowors
Affo.
GofoMfeors
by Priscida Hopkins
Gov. and Mrs. James B. Hunt, Jr.
awarded certificates of merit and iapei
pins to outstanding volunteers from
thirty-six western North Carolina coun
ties during a ceremony heid in the
sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of
Ashevilleat2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2,
This year, awards were given in
eleven catagories. Miss Gertrud Rath of
Swannanoa received an award in the
Senior Citizen Award for her work in
co-ordinating the fifteen regular and
several relief drivers for the Meals-on
Wheels program of ABCCM-E. Miss
Rath has served in this capacity for six
years, ever since the program began.
Three routes are followed each Monday
through FHday annually: Old Toll,
Cragmont - North Fork Roads and one
in Swannanoa area to insure that elderly
shut-ins receive at least one hot,
nutritious meal a day.
The Asheville-Buncombe County
Christian Ministry-East located in Black
Mountain received an award in the
Church-Religious Volunteer Group cate
gory. Mrs. Lois Nix accepted the award
on behalf of that group. Other members
who accompanied her were: Helen
Shook, Lib Harper, Alva Snypes, Irene
Hutchins, Gladys Jones, Gladys Snypes
and Kristy Nix.
Mrs. Nix has been the director of the
ABCCM-E group for six of the seven
years of its existence. She co-ordinates
the efforts of nine regular volunteers
and ten other substitutes and drivers
who provide transportation for clients.
Hie organization provides emergency
financial aid, food, clothing and house
hold items when needed, transportation
to and from medical appointments or
medical facilities and deals with refer
rals. Mrs. Nix indicated that the
organization anticipates an increase in
the services it will be called on to
provide this coming winter in view of
the current economic situation and the
prediction of harsh weather ip the
months to come and she asks for
continued community support for the
work of the group.
Eight churches in the Swannanoa
Valle formed the nucleus of the group.
Since 1975, that number has grown to
24.
7n the Netus . . .
Editorial page -
letters - page 2
Around the Valley -
page 3
Obituaries - page 4
Weddings, page 5
Sports - page 6
Ger&TK? AztA accepts Aer certi/icate o/ merit /rom Goo. ZoisMxacceptedaaaM^ardot: 5e Aai/o/ABCCM-Eat tAe
T^nt as an outstanding Senior Citizen Mdanieer. annaai Gooemor's Vbianteer /yesentation.
Mayor 7b ra Sobo/ and A/dermaa Car/ Bar deft o//tc/ated
at ribbon catting ceremonies at tbe Western Steer Stea&
7/oase Tbes. morning. TYctared are [i-r] A/gr. Rtcbard
-AdAms, Mayor 7o rn Sbbo/, ^Merman Car/ Warded and
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New steak house opens here Tues.
Mayor Tom Sobol and Alderman Car!
Bartlett shared ribbon cutting cere
monies at 11 a m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5, at
the Western Steer Steak House located
in the Ingles Shopping Center, Black
Mountain.
Manager Richard Adkins and Assis
tant Manager Rick Caulder announce
that the steak house offers a 40 item
menu featuring 25 regular items, a
salad bar, soup bar and hot apple,
peach or cherry cobbler that can be
topped with soft ice cream.
This Western Steer is number 162 in
a chain that is franchised out of
Claremont, N.C., but are all locally
owned. The Black Mountain restaurant
is owned by J. Baker McCullagh and
associates who also own the area
Holiday Inns. Seating capacity is 258.
Business hours for the steak house
will be: Sunday through Thursday, 11
a.m.-10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday,
11 a.m.-ll p.m.
A
Friends of Western North
Carolina Sanatorium have for
med a Committee for the
Historic Preservation of the
Buildings of the former W est
em North Carolina Sanator
ium, presently the Black
Mountain Center. The state
Professional Review Commit
tee for Nominations to the
National Register of Historic
Races has approved a study
because of the architectural
significance of the property.
Hie main buildings of the
sanatorium and the original
part of the nurses' home was
designed by the architects who
planned and designed the
restoration of colonial Will
iamsburg in Virginia. Much of
the woodwork in the original
buildings was hand crafted in
keeping with the W illiamsburg
architecture.
It takes much time to com
plete work on properties that
have been approved for study.
If anyone in this area has any
old photographs, historical or
traditional information con
cerning this property, please
send same to Jane Allison, TB
Control Office, Black Moun
tain Center, Black Mountain,
N.C. 28711, telephone 669
3117.
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Board okays
mobile homes;
sets hearing
by Bill Anthony
The Black Mountain Planning Board
again voted Sept. 30 to recommend to
the Board of Aldermen permission be
granted for development of mobile
home parks in both high and low density
residential areas (R-10, R-20), and in
areas zoned for offices and institutions
(0-1), but, as before, developers must
meet certain conditions to place the
parks in these areas.
In a separate action, the Hanning
Board approved single family dwellings
in the downtown business district,
under conditions, and double and
multi-family homes in both the down
town and R-20 areas, also under
conditions. All are permitted in the R-10
areas, but without conditions.
Behind the two votes ts the conviction
by the planners that decisions on mobile
home parks and other residences for
more than one family in certain areas
should not go to the elected aldermen,
and hence become political considera
tions. Rather they should go to the
Zoning Board of Adjustment. The latter
is appointed and makes its recommen
dations to the Planning Board based
strictly according to seven criteria.
These relate to health and general
welfare of the neighborhood, interests
of neighbors, surrounding property
development, architecture congruent
with the community, adequate utilities,
and minimization of traffic congestion,
among other restrictions.
The Board of Aldermen had asked the
planners to review the section of a draft
zoning ordinance regarding mobile
home parks. The review was requested
following development of a controversy
before the aldermen over a proposed
mobile home park in the vicinity of S.
B!ue Ridge Road and Brier Brook Road,
an R-20 zone.
TTie aidermen have scheduled an
other public hearing Oct. 25 on the
zoning ordinance.
The Planning Board is also engaged
in modifying the town's existing zoning
map to conform with current land use
practices and planned community dev
elopment.
At the Board of Aldermen's monthly
agenda meeting Oct. 4, Mayor Tom
Sobol called for postponement of a
scheduled public hearing on the draft
zoning ordinance from Oct. 7 to Oct. 25
to permit time for the changes to be
publicized. Mayor Sobol also warned
the aldermen they would be faced with
"tough decisions." He advised there
"is a groundswell of pressure from both
sides-those who are anti-mobile homes
and those who can't afford to live in
conventional homes but don't want to
live in parks." He predicted it may be
as late as December before the aider
men could pass a complete ordinance,
a year since the Planning Board
undertook the redrafting task.
The public hearing on the proposed
amendment to the Black Mountain
zoning ordinance scheduled for Thurs
day, October 7, has been cancelled.
The meeting will be held Monday,
October 25 at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall. All
interested persons are invited to attend.
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Walker St. house
destroyed by fire
The Black Mountain Fire Department
responded to a house fire at 118 Walker
Street at 8:36 p.m. on Thursday. Sept.
30. with two engines and an equipment
truck. A total of 28 men fought the fire
for a total of 3 hours and 10 minutes.
Three rooms were destroyed and there
was extensive damage to the remainder
of the house and its contents. Total
damage is estimated to be in excess of
{30.000
No one was at the residence of lee
Hinson at the time of the fire: the family
had left the premises some 15-20
minutes before the fire began. A next
door neighbor. Mrs. Hemphill, reported
the fire to the authorities.
Carl Bartlett of the Mountain Fire
Department was in charge of the
investigation to determine the cause of
the fire. While he was able to determine
that it had begun near a stereo in a back
bedroom, he was unable to pin-point the
exact cause, he said.