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P.O. Box 1015 _,
Fuquay Varlna, N. C. 27506
Second ciass postage paid
at Biack Mountain, NC 2S7JJ
Thursday, May 1Z, 1933, Vohnne 31, Number 19
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Baiidozers arc basiiy clearing brusA and debris /nom seoerai ansigAdy iots just soutA o/ tAe raiiroad tracAs on
AAgAawy 9. 7Ae project inooioes property ou-ners, cioic minded businessmen and members o/ tAe Economic
DCoeiopment Committee o/ tAe BiacA Afoantain-&cannanoa CAamber o/ Commerce.
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William 0. Prescott, Association
President of Asheville Federal Savings
and Loan, has announced that an
automated teller was put into operation
at tne Black Mountain branch of his
banking institution during the week of
May 9.
This is the fifth automatic teller in use
at the brandies of Asheville Federal.
Hie walk up mode! is iocated on the
State Street side of the Black Mountain
bank, near the main entrance.
Access to the automated teller will be
by Asheville Federal's VISA debit card
or by Asheville Federal's proprietary
plastic card known as the "Money
Service Card."
Initially, the machine will be in
service from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven
days a week. There will be no additional
fees for those who are customers of
Asheville Federal.
There will be several types of
transact ions availabie: deposits and-or
withdrawals to checking accounts, loan
payments and checking account balance
inquiries can be handled by the auto
mated teller.
Mary Garland, Manager of the Black
Mountain Office of Asheville Federal
says that she antidpates that most of
the customers using the machine will be
making cash transactions.
She said that several customers who
are familiar with the use of the
automated teller will be available to
help customers with initial use of it.
Other locations where automated
tellers are available are at the main
office on Church Street in Asheville, the
East Asheville branch on Tunnel Road,
the West Asheville branch on Patton
Avenue and the Skyland brand) in the
Skyland Haza.
Economic Development Committee
Community clean-up and
beautification project
is underway
Hie Economic Development Commit
tee of the Black Mountain-Swannanoa
Chamber of Commerce has undertaken
a ciean-up project on a iot just south of
the railroad tracks on Highway 9.
According to Wendell Begley, Chair
man of that committee, a number of
people have "pitched in" with time,
services and equipment to improve the
overgrown lots.
Garland's Landscaping has donated
the use of a bulldozer and loader. The
operator volunteered his time.
Mack Padgett has offered the use of a
loader to load up the rubbish when it is
ready to be hauled away.
Hie Town of Black Mountain has
agreed to the removal of its machinery
and equipment from adjoining property
as soon as possible. Removal has
already begun. The Town has also
offered to supply the use of equipment
when brush is hauied from the site.
Black Mountain lumber has agreed
to furnish a truck for hauiing and will
furnish the grass seed to sow the lots
when clearing is completed. Members
of the EDC have agreed to sow the grass
as soon as the lots are ready.
Williams Brothers Oil Company is
furnishing the fuel for the heavy
equipment.
s Andy Cook began the clean-up about
a month ago when he stacked up brush
with his bulldozer. He was reimbursed
by Bob W atts, Joe Tyson and W endell
Begley of the Economic Development
Committee.
Ken Bridges, who owns one of the
properties being cleared, has offered to
contribute $200 to the Chamber of
Commerce to pay for the work being
done on his iot.
Frank Wright, of Wright's Machine
Shop, Swannanoa, has authorized the
dearing of the iot he owns on the comer
of Highway 9 and Vance Avenue.
Once the work is completed, the
entrance to town from the south wili be
aesthicaliy more pleasing to towns
people and summer visitors. This work
will also tie in with the work being done
by merchants in Phase U of the Town lift
project. (See related artide).
There is a possibility that the concrete
slab in the center of an attractive green
could be used for Summer Square
Dances and for dandng during the
Sourwood Festival.
If anyone is interested in helping with
this or other similar projects, contact
Wended Begley at 669-7991.
Subs* rihers M.sA
Where is Cynthia Renner?
Many subscribers and other readers
of The Black Mountain News have
inquired as to the whereabouts of our
former editor, Cynthia Reimer.
Last February, Cynthia accepted a
newly created position with the Ashe
ville Area Chamber of Commerce. As
Communications Coordinator, she has
edited the Chamber newsletter and
other of their publications and
brochures, ft has also been her respon
sibility to report on Chamber activities
and events to the community.
A native of Wisconsin, Cynthia has
been an Asheville area resident for the
past ten years. She has worked for
several area newspapers and advertis
ing agencies, most recently as Editor of
the News for the past two and a half
years.
News is at 106 Montreat Road
Hie entire staff of the Biack
Mountain News is now located in
the press building at 106 Montreat
Road, Black Mountain.
The mailing address is P.O. Box
8, Black Mountain and the tele
phone number is 669-8727.
The office is open from 9 a m. - 5
p.m., Monday through Friday un
less notice is given on the front
page of the paper.
The weekly deadline for news is
5 p.m. on Monday. Hie weekly
deadline for advertising is noon on
Tuesday. Publication date is Thurs
day of each week.
Oynt&M
While living here, she has served on
committees for Beie Chere, the Friend
ship Force, the Mt. Mitchell Ski
Challenge, and the Soar-wood Festival.
She has also been active in the W arren
Wilson College host family program.
Cynthia has just resigned her position
with the Asheville Area Chamber to be
married to George McCluskey of Marks
viUe, La. He is an archeologist for the
state of Louisiana and is the Director of
the state site in Marksville.
After visiting family in Wisconsin,
Cynthia will be married this summer
and move to Marksville. She intends to
pursue her free lance writing career
while living there.
Schoo! tax referendum
to be Tuesday
A Town Meeting on the upcoming
schooi tax referendum was heid Tues
day, May 10, at Owen High Schooi.
Moderator Ann Martin of WIDS-TV
introduced the panelists: Biii Hamby,
Vaughn Usher, and Andrew Miiier,
Buncombe County Schooi Administra
tors; Jane Smith, Owen District Schooi
Board member; and Charles Lytie,
Owen High Schooi Principal.
Pane! members explained how tax
funds from the proposed levy of $.10 per
$100 valuation wouid be allocated as
well as what the needs in the schools
are.
Allocation would be directly to the
schools on a per pupil basis for
personnel, instructional supplies and
equipment as needed in each school.
Hiis valuation would amount to a cost
of $55.00 per year for the average
homeowner in Buncombe County and
would produce over $100 per student
per year for each school in the county.
The referendum will be held Tues
day, May 17.
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