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Second class postage paid at Black Mountain. JVC 2#7H . z y x . ^ n L TTiursdav. December !6. Voiume 30. Number 50 Mem ber of the NCPA Black Mountain youngsters entertained their parents at a P T A meeting Dec. 9 at the Primary School with holiday songs. Tara Garland (left) played Mary. John Gardner is Joseph and Nancy Sutton (right) is an angel More Jeffers fo fhe Jtffie fof mart' "Santa is a iittie fat man with a tittle red suit and two biack boots and he comes around on a special night and brings giris and boys toys for Christmas if they're good." That is Meiissa Giiiiam's description of St. Nick Melissa and her classmates at Black Mountain Brimary School got their letters to the North Me off this week. Here's what some of their letters said Dear Santa, it is giting Cold down here. Is it giting warm up there, how are your raindeer. I wan't a pool tablle, a remote-control airplane. Sincerely, Richard Burgin. Dear Santa, How was last Christmas? Did you go to the foster home. Did you watch everyone sing you better watch out and a jolly man? or Did you see the parade. Sincerely, Monica Clark Dear santa, A11 1 want for Christmas is An electric train and a videocart ridges and that is aU Sincerely Michael. Cantrell. Dear Santa, I love your toys that you make. Because you make them where they wont brack. And thats good. I (hope 1) get a bed room sout. I realy do. MiUie Ann Pressiey. Thanks i iove you. Dear Santa, piease bring me a Monkey See and a pack of size A batteries. How about a piay big piano and a stuffed white dog radio. And remember my brother's and sister. Rebecca Ann Vess. Dear Santa, I am 8 years oid. I live in Bik. Mtn. I have been a good girl. And I wouid iik for you to bring me these things I wouid iike some books. And wouid (like) a baby that has rash. From Sheiia Hensiey to Santa. Dear Santa, I want a BMX bike I want a Castie Grayskuii with three men. inve, Your Friend Shane Reynoids. P S. I have been good. Dear Santa, 1 know you have more than 2000 houses to bo to but I care about my toy and other peopies toys. So be good to us. I wiii ieave you some miik and cookies. Inve, Nathaniei ine -h*. Benji Keith. A Santa story. Santa is a good man. boys and giris iike Him. I Basketba!! shootout for benefit of Easter Seats B)ack Mountain Middle School will participate for the fourth year in the Burger King Basketball Shoot Out for Easter Seals. For the past three years Black Mountain Middle School has been the top regional money-raising school and will defend that title again this year. Last year Kelce Lytle won the individual regional title by raising over $400 for Easter Seals. The Western Carolina University Catamounts are providing again this year the regional prize for most money raised by allowing the winner and two guests to attend one of their season games. Students will secure sponsors during the first two weeks in January for every basket they can make in a three-minute shooting period and wili be "shooting" during the middle of January. Coach Rick Miller, assistant coach of the WCU Catamounts, visited Black Mountain Middle School Dec. 13 and talked to students about Easter Seals and Basketball Shoot Outs. Keith White of Black Mountain School will coordinate the event. Funds raised from Burger King Basketball Shoot Outs will be used by Easter Seals to help physically handi capped children in Western North Carolina. Coach Rick Mi!!er of Western Caroiina University taiked Monday d) iiiack Mountain Middie Schooi's Keice iytie (center), iast year's top money raiser in the Shoot Out for Raster Seais, and Brad Johnson, who not the highest number of baskets iast year. like Him and l.ove Him. Santa is reei good for giving the toys that hoys and giris want for Christmas. Dear Santa, I would like to be a evergreen tree. I would like for people To cut me down and 1 would like to be the Christmas tree of the white house. Sincerely, Ryan White. To Santa from Janelle and Glenna, Please may I have a Barbie Bus. Glenna would like a Pac Man game Please may I have a new doll that wets her pants. Glenna would like a house that is big and that has people in it. Some more new books to read. Please can you give me a new sewing set. Glenna would like a Tippy Toes doll. Glenna would like a new set of tapes. I would like a new set of cards. Mommy would like a Hershey kiss. Daddy would like a new pair of shoes. Thank you. Love, Janelle and Glenna Aycock. Dear Santa, I like toys, but f like Jesus better. Jesus is very nice. He is Gods son. God started Christmas. Christmas is my favorite holiday. I like Santa claus. Love, Heather Rogers. Daer Santa, I want a bicycle for Christmas. 1 wish and 1 wish for a bicycle. I like bicycle a whole lot. I wish I can have a bicycle. Sincerely, Frances fno last name.). Zoning ordinance passes on final reading by Cynthia Reimer The Town of Black Mounain has a new zoning ordinance, passed on the second and third readings Monday night at the regular meeting of the Board of Aidermen. The vote by the board was unanimous for both readings, with Aiderman Doug Stafford absent. According to aidermen, the new ordinance is aiready being used as a mode! by the Town of Brevard. Mayor Tom Sobol thanked the mem bers of the Planning Board for their many hours of work in preparing the ordinance. The ordinance replaces one drafted in 1970. In other action, the board approved the nomination of Bob McMurray to the Planning Board and 'regretfully" ac cepted the resignation of Chairman Travis Childs. Aldermen set dates for two public hearings in January . A public hearing will be held Monday, Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall concerning proposed changes in the zoning map. A map showing the changes is available for study at Town Hai!. A public hearing is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 3 at 3:30 p.m. concerning changes in the town employees' policy manual. The January agenda meeting of the aldermen will follow the hearing. The board voted to purchase two more Community of Excellence signs for north and south entrances to the town at $86.25 each. The two signs already up were free. Standard operating procedures for department heads concerning hiring, firing and insurance qualifications were approved unanimously. Town employees were granted an added vacation day at Christmas. The extra day will be Monday. Dec. 27. The board granted permission to Town Clerk A1 Richardson to make expenditures up to $5,000 without the approval of the board. The maximum previously was $2,500. The board instructed Richardson to have the town garage appraised for possible sale. A report by Gus Manis said the building has "serious deficien cies," according to Mayor Sobo!. citing safety as a factor. The aidermen discussed buiiding a new garage behind Town Hal] with funds generated by the sale of the old buiiding. Aidermen instructed Richardson to proceed with the purchase of a $8668 75 seven-gang Toro mower for the goif course. Mayor Sobo! reported that two i 0-foot strips of property outside the town iimits on Green Drive and Richard Drive were given to the town. Aiderman Gay Fox asked about the progress of ieaf pick-up and was toid that the deiay was due to the "archaic and obsoiete equipment" which contin ues to break down. AU leaves are expected to be picked up by Jan. 1-weather permitting. The mayor concluded his remarks with, "On behaif of the board members. I wish everyone not only a very merry Christmas, but a blessed one as well." The !itt!e engine couid, says TV A Raitroad to Mt. Mitchet) by Cynthia Reimer "The bottom tine is, we say it's engineering^ feasibie. In extreme weather conditions, it's going to be rough." That report on a Biack Moun tain to Mt. Mitchel) feievation 6,684 feet) passenger railroad was deiivered Thursday to members of the Economic Deveiopment Committee of the Cham ber of Commerce by Tennessee Valiey Authority tTVA) engineer Linda Bamett. Bamett stressed to the group that the report was oniy a pretiminary feasibility study of cost and engineering, and that the next step shouid be market re search. The TVA studied three train routes and three train systems for the project. Two possible base sites for a depot, maintenance area and parking are named, one beyond Lookout Mountain in Montreat, the other at Horse Ridge behind Ridgecrest. Best wishes' Christmas needs r!t!rri€?d in wish book Each year the Volunteer Service Bureau of Buncombe County pubtishes aH hotiday "wish book" of the Christmas needs of agencies throughout the county. K Without the generous spirit of peopte in the community, there are many of ourK neighbors who wouid have no Christmas. Severn) agencies in the Vatiey are listed in the wish book. Some of their needsH Asheville-Runcumhe Community Christian Ministry-East - Provides emer-H gency help to people in the Swannanoa Valley including food, clothing, financial and counseling. Holiday needs include small gifts for Meals-on-W heels clients. Christmas gifts or food for needy families. mark Mountain Center - Provides comprehensive care for mentally and physically handicapped Needs include volunteers to decorate Christmas trees, wrap gifts, provide friendship, small gifts, personal hygiene items and all types «f garments ' Highiand Farms Heaith Care Center - Provides long-term nursing care Needs include volunteers for musical programs, slide programs and other entertainment Juvenile Evaluation Center - A training scho d for boys and girls in troublc with the law Needs include personal gifts for boys and girls ages 10-17. Christmas cards and stamps. Christmas parties and refreshments, decorations. Christmas music and piays and volunters to take students out to Christmas R activities From the base site, the train would follow the old lumber railroad to Buck Gap south of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Barnett listed three options from there: to end the railroad at Buck Gap; to cross under the Parkway with a tunnel at Black Mountain Gap and continue to Camp Alice with some new route construction; or to continue to Camp Alice with a tunnel at Hemphill Spring on the old railroad bed Of the three train systems studied, Bamett said a cog system, imported from Switzerland, would be too costly. Bamett said a steam train would have the most historic and romantic appeal and that an old Shay engine would make the grades, up to 11 percent on the existing bed. Winter operation would be "difficult, butnotimpossible," she said. Plowing and sanding equipment would be necessary, and it would take up to four hours to bring the steam up on the coldest winter days. The steam train could run on oil or coal. Narrow-gage track is available in Cuba and South America, she said, where it was used in the sugar cane fields. The steam trains, rare and old, would require the most maintenance, Bamett said, with broken parts having to be handmade in many cases In winter a maintenance person would have to stay with the engines at night to prevent them from freezing up. A Shay engine would cost about $150,000 with restoration cost set at $200,000. Coaches and cabooses are listed at $20-30,000. ) Chitdren's cantata Dec. 22 "Sing A Song Of Christmas" by Don Phittips. a chitdren's Christmas cantata, witt be sung by the Young Musician Choir at Swannanoa First Baptist Church, 503 Park St., on Wednesday, December 22. at 7:t5 p.m. Sotoists witt be Deana tansford. Ctay Martin, Christy Robinson. Amy Met catf, Jenny McIntosh. Dartene Thomp son and Tanya daddy. The choir ts under the direction of Dan R Snyder. Narrator witt be Amy Snyder. The community is invited to attend. Diese! trains are capable of pulling passenger cars up seven percent grades, so the route would have to be upgraded. A diese! engine, however, requires much less maintenance, and is 25 percent fuel efficient compared to four percent for a steam train. A diese! engine is listed at $300 500,000 with coaches the same price as for steam trains. The total cost analysis by the TVA for engineering and trains is about $12 million. Cost of land, buildings, adver tising, etc., would bring the figure up to about $23 million, the TVA predicted. Similar trains operate at Mt. Wash ington, Pike's Peak, and in the East, the Cass Scenic Railroad in W est Virginia is state-run. The black Mountain to Mt. Mitchell train has been proposed to provide transportation for cross-country skiers to Mt. Mitchell State Park, which has snow from December to March, during the winter and for scenic tours the rest of the year. (T(iC!rr!ix=M* launches $ 100,000 drive Following several months of discus sion and analysis of Chamber needs, the Board of Directors of the Black Moun tain-Swannanoa Chamber of Commerce voted to purchase the old ABC store building, formerly a doctor's office and before that the McGraw Coffee House from 1918-1940. The building is located on State Street. l^ga! procedures require that the building be advertised for 30 days for sealed bids, and this is now in process. The Chamber board looked at six different sites, settling on the West State Street location for visibility, parking, reception lobby, office work space and space for restroom enlarge ment. The Chamber has printed a brochure detailing plans for the building which includes a photograph of it when it was a coffee house. Visitation teams under the leadership of Finance Chairman Carl Bartlett are now calling on Chamber members and friends to raise the necessary funds.
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