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November 18, 1982. Biack Mountain News NC 28711
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Nine Vietnam victims honored
in Veteran's Da/ ceremon/
by Cynthia Reimer
Nine former Owen High Schooi
students killed in Vietnam were hon
ored on Veteran's Day last Thursday in
a ceremony held in the school lobby? A
plaque donated by the Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 0157 of Black
Mountain will hang in the school to
remind students of those who lost their
lives in that war.
The audience found it impossible to
hold back tears as Marshall Blanken
ship told of his friendship with seven of
the nine servicemen and his determin
ation to see that they were remem
bered.
Hometown Christmas
festivities pianned
"Tig the season to be jolly..." so the
Merchants Committee of the Blade
Mountain Swan nan oa Valley Chamber
of Commerce and the Chamber Board
ara planning to celebrate this year's
holiday season in a special way. An Old
Fashioned Hometown Christmas is the
theme the Chamber has chosen and
they ash that the community help make
this Christmas a special one.
Activities planned indude An Old
Fashioned Christmas parade, Christ
mas caroling, special Merchant sales,
store front decorations and home decor
ations. The Chamber plans to five
special recognition awards for each
activity.
The Chamber asks churches, schools,
civic organizations and individuals to
plan on Christmas caroling and partici
pating in the parade as well as mingling
with each on the decorated dty streets
and in the stores.
For more information on these holi
day plans or to share your group's
plans, please contact Andy Andrews,
director of the Black Mountain-Swanna
noa Valley Chamber of Commerce, at
669-2300.
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Proauction dates am Friday and
Saturday, Nov. 19 and 20 at S p.m. in
Gaither Chape! on the college campus.
Admission is (2 for adults, $1 for
students. Children under 6 will be
admitted free.
For additional information, call 669
Mll.
Community Thanksgiving
service Wednesday
The Community Union Thanksgiving Service will be held on Wednesday, Nov.
24, at 7 p.m. at the Swannanoa Valley Presbyterian Church on Rockdale Avenue
the Gmvemont section of Swannanoa. The speaker will be the Rev. Hayward
Morrison, pastor of the Swannanoa United Methodist Church.
The nursery will be open. The public is cordially invited to attend.
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events to mark
t:afu<:(3ftihC)ri Week
Open house in Valiey schools will
mark the observance of American
Education Week Nov. 14-20. To coin
cide with this annual event, the new
Buncombe County Central Office will
have an open house Friday, Nov. 19.
The office is located in what was
formerly the Biltmore School.
Owen High School and Swannanoa
Elementary will hold open house for
parents Friday, Nov. 19. Parents are
invited to attend their children's classes
during school hours.
Swannanoa Middle School Student
Life council will film interviews of
teachers to be shown on their in-school
television during American Education
Week. One day will be designated
Teacher Appreciation Day, during
which students will wash teachers' car
windows. Annother day will be Student
Appreciation Day when students will be
recognized.
Alpha Delta Kappa teachers' sorority
members plan a special treat for
Swannanoa Middle School teachers.
Eorfy deod/ine for holiday
The Bladt Mountain News wiil be published a day eariy next week so that
subscribers will receive it before the Thanksgiving holiday. B ecause of this change,
the deadline for news will be 10 am. Monday, Nov. 22. Advertising deadline will be
noon the same day.
O/yiEcta/s o/ tAe Wayngr pAint on OM M & 70 presented cAecAs to tAe RtacA Mountain Hre Department and /Rescue
S?aad Mst taeeA /Matured are [/-r] DerAert Edwards, WAiyner manayer o/ Aaman resources, Rd/ Jones, assistant /ire
cAie^ Gus DeRuAefs, Wayner p/ant manayer, and Gary Atrdett, /ire cAte/i
Blankenship spokeof the turmoil of
the 1960s and the unpopularity of the
Vietnam War. "We served our coun
John Wiiiiam Hansard iii,
CPL USMC 1949-68
Jerry Bruce Harris,
USA SP4 1948-66
Ronaid Lynn Hurst
PFC USA 1949-68
Wesiey Eugene Meiton,
USA PFC 1950-70
Bruce Ciinton Eikins,
SCT 1948-70
Biiiy Cray Stewart,
USA PFC 1948-68
James Oniey Weaver,
CPL USMC 1949-68
Donaid Woodson Wright,
Capt. USMC 1939-69
Herbert Coieman Wright
Jr. L-CPL USMC 1948-67
try," the veteran continued, "and we're
proud of it."
Blankenship approached the VFW
post for assistance in honoring the
families of Bruce Eihins, John Hansard,
Jerry Harris, Ronaid Hurst, Wesley
Melton, Billy S tewart, James W eaver,
Donald Wright and Herbert Wright.
The post, headed by Marshall's brother
J.W., voted unanimously to have a
plaque made and dedicated on Veter
an's Day.
Owen Princinal Charles Lytle enthus
iastically accepted the plaque for the
school.
"This ceremony brings back the grief
and the pain" that these families felt,
Lytle said. "It is a national disgrace that
this country has tried to ignore the
trauma. This will remind Owen stu
dents of the sacrifices these men made
to defend their country."
Lytel concluded his remarks with a
quote from the Bible: "Greater love has
no man than this, that a man lay down
his life for his friends."
The RJev. Groce Robinson concluded
the service with a prayer.
SAerf/jfMorrissey [/e/it] anTtounced tAe promotion o/ AfarA 7oey to cAte/o/
opcrottonN /or /oM^ en/brcement serotces Ant ^Wday.
!vey appointed chief
of operations
by Cynthia Refiner
Mark Ivey of Biack Mountain was
appointed chief of operations for iaw
enforcment services Friday by Bun
combe County Sheriff Tom Morrissey.
Creation of the new post directiy under
Sheriff Morrissey followed the Septem
ber death of Chief Deputy Herbert
DeWeese.
Ivey is a 10-year veteran of the
Buncombe County Sheriff's Department
with 14 years of experience in iaw
enforcement.
Morrissey said Ivey will coordinate
activities of three areas in the Sheriff's
Department: patrol, investigations and
communications. He said the new
position will not take away responsibili
ties from the department chiefs but will
"enhance coordinations and communi
cations."
Morrissey said the chief deputy
position will not be filled now or in the
foreseeable future.
Other changes in the department
announced Friday were the appoint
ment of Eugene Jarvis to fill the
position of assistant chief investigator
which Ivey vacated, and Morrissey's
secretary, Jewell W ilson, to the position
of administrative assistant
Ivey is a graduate of Owen High
School. He studied law enforcement at
Carson Newman College, Montreat
Anderson College and Western Caro
lina University. He served with the
security police ih the U S. Air Force for
four years.
Ivey is an expert in the use of the
poiygraph, Morrissey said, and just
completed an FBI course in explosive
demolitions. He has 1400 hours of
training in riot control, fingerprinting,
Breathalyzer use, hazardous devices,
hostage situations and other areas.
Ivey, his wife and two children live on
Oakland Drive.
Weather
review ^
Nov. 8-high 67, iow 20 degrees.
Nov. 9--high 66, iow 25 degrees.
Nov. 10--high 70, iow 30 degrees.
Nov. 11-high 65, iow 3i degrees.
Nov. 12-high 65, iow 45 degrees; .21
inches rain.
Nov. 13-high 43, iow 28 degrees.
Nov. 14-high 46, iow 21 degrees.
Nov. 15-high 51, iow 32 degrees.
Weather review courtesy of WPGW
Radio S tation, Biach Mountain.