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November 4, 1982. Black Mountain News NC 28711
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Valley voters defeated the proposed
consolidation of Asheville and Bun
combe County governments by a wide
margin In Tuesday's election. The
proposed merger was voted down by
margins that ran as high as better than
4 to 1 in Swan nan oa precinct 1.
Constitutional Amendment 1 pro
vided that the term of office of members
of the General Assembly begin their
terms on the first day of January
following their election. This ballot item
was narrowly defeated in the Valley
although it did carry in Bladt Mountain
precinct 4 and Swannanoa prednct 1.
Constitutional Amendment 2 provi
ded that authority be given to the
General Assembly to enact general laws
permitting the issuance of tax incre
ment bonds without voter approval.
Voters strongly rejected the passage of
this amendment in all six Valley
precincts
In the race for Sheriff of Buncombe
County, incumbent Democrat Tom Mor
risey won handily over his Republican
challenger, Ken Durham.
Democrat J. Ray Elingburg, Clerk of
Court for the 28th Judicial District,
retained his office, defeating Republi
can candidate Betty Budd in ail but
Biach Mountain precinct 4 where she
had a seven vote lead.
Democratic candidates did weil in
Valley voting. Voters generally suppor
ted Sidney Eagles for Appeals Court
Judge, re-elected Robert Swain and
Dennis Winner to the N.C. Senate from
the 28th District, and Ronald Brown as
District Attorney for the 28th District.
Democrats also won support in the
election for four N.C. State Representa
tives from the 51st District with
candidates Colton, Crawford, Green
wood and Nesbitt retaining their seats.
PRECINCTS
unofficial returns
BLK. MTN. NO. 1
Owen High School
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
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CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. 2
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James McCfure CTor^e
C/ar^ce carries PaMey rofe
James McClure Clarke carried Black
Mountain Precincts 1, 2 and 3 by a
70-100 vote margin losing only Precinct
4 to incumbent Congressman Bill
Hendon by approximately 100 votes.
Clarke carried Swannanoa Precinct i by
a narrow margin of 32 votes, but carded
Swannanoa 2 with a more comfortable
lead of 152 votes.
Clarke beat Hendon by three percent
in Buncombe County where the voter
turnout was slightly more than 64
percent of registered voters turning out
for the off year election.
In the 17 county 11th Congressional
district voting, Clarke carded 12 coun
ties while Hendon carded the remaining
five.
Clarke was cautious as eady returns
came in saying that he expected the
race to be a very dose one until the end
Libertarian candidate Linda Janca
placed a distant third in the
Congressional race polling only 1,000
votes.
Wayne Gardner ts assisted up an embankment a/ter At's car te/t G S. 70yhst ea.st o/B/ae
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Photo by Cbartte Thy tor
Two injured in Friday coiiision
by Priscilla Hopkins
According to witneses, a Pinto Pony
driven by Wayne William Gardner of
Padgettown Road, Black Mountain,
struck a Datson 210 driven by Beth
Young of 205 Christian Creek Road
about 6 p .m., Friday, Oct. 29.
One of the witnesses was Dr. Thomas
Cannon who said that the vehicle driven
by Gardner continued traveling through
the intersection after striking the vehi
cle driven by Miss Young. Dr. Cannon
said the driver apparently lost control as
the Pinto went off the highway and
down the embankment. Dr. Cannon was
the first to reach the wreckage of the
Pinto and he said that the passenger
had emerged and had climbed part way
up the embankment by the time he got
there. The car was turned in the
opposite direction from which it had
been traveling.
The rescue unit of the Black Moun
tain Fire Department was called to the
scene at 6:21 p.m. Gardner was
transported to Memorial Mission Hospi
tal. His passenger was uninjured.
Although Miss Young also seemed
uninjured, she was going to be "check
ed out," according to her father who
was iater at the scene of the accident.
Damage to the Datsun was estimated
at $300. The Pinto was totaled as the
damage estimate was $2,200.
According to information obtained
from Troop G. of the North Croiina
Highway Patroi located at 600 Tunnel
Road, Gardner was dted with Driving
Under the Influence and a stop light
violation by Trooper D.T. Drake who
investigated at the scene of the acci
dent.
jBarfer M noM? business
by Priscilla Hopkins
Barter is the term used to describe
the direct exchange of commodities
without the use of a medium of
exchange. The National Commerce
Exchange enables its more than 300
area members-inciuding the haif dozen
or so who live in Biack Mountain-to
trade goods and services in a contem
porary way through a national computer
system. The Ashevilie office of NCE is
one of five in N.C. and 34 across the
country.
Mariyn Angelo of Black Mountain
wanted a job that was exciting and
different and she wanted to work with a
company that was growing so that her
work would continue to be challenging.
She is sure that she has found what she
was looking for as secretary-receptionist
with NCE. Some other Black Mountain
residents who are involved are Garry
Moffitt, vice president of the Asheville
operation, and Marie Geoghegan who is
a new member. Marie makes hand
knitted sweaters and dresses and
soft-sculpture dolls. She just exchanged
six of her hand-made dolls for 13 storm
windows for her home.
The exchange works in the following
way, Mariyn explained. "Every morn
ing, all the local offices on the exchange
feed their list of newly available goods
and services listed during the previous
business day plus the list of needs
expressed by its members into a central
computer in the headquarters office of
the NCE in Washington, D C. By
closing time of the same day, the daily
drop-out is returned telling where all
our clients' needs can be supplied.
"Each client establishes his own
value for the goods or services-called
availablities on the exchange-that he
wishes to trade and then real dollars
become trade dollars, having a one to
one value. Customers can trade with
anyone, anywhere on the exchange and
only when they want to as credit can be
accumulated."
NCE serves as a clearing house and
provides monthly statements, much like
bank statements so clients can have a
record of their trading. Marlyn says that
virtually anything is available: psychi
atric consultation, meals, office sup
plies, cruises, pest control service and
even some utility services.
Robert Johnson, Director of the
Asheville office is now teaching a class
on how to barter successfully for
prospective members of the exchange
as well as those who already belong.
One of the most common questions
asked, Marlyn says, is what about IRS
involvement in the bartering process.
The answer is that income tax must be
paid on profit trade dollars just as on
other income. Each member is respon
sible for keeping his own records of his
transactions on the exchange and this is
easily done and substantiated by the
monthly account statements.
Marlyn says that each day is different
and that items are constantly changing
in the office where she jokingly says
"The only merchandise that is not
offered for exchange is my desk!"
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77te Mzdorad Commerce Rccbange accept many goods and sertices /or
bartering. Lynn Add/ (/e/t) and Mor/yn y4nge/o sboa* so/t-sca/ptare dods
made by Marie Goegbegan o/ /dacb Moantarn. o/ ber dods a<ere
exchanged /or tbrr/een storm nindoa's.