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FORUM Good Samaritans, 1983 Style in the Carolinas Last week, five friends and I spent a few wonderful days at Pawley’s Island. We sat in the sunshine, ate some delicious seafood, and rocked on the porch. We exchanged anecdotes and ghost stories prompted by retelling “The Gray Man” legend. In con versing, we got to know and like one another more. In short, it was a much needed break in strenuous schedules for the six of us. In just two or three days, my body felt relaxed and my mind rested. Two of us had to come back a day earlier than the other four because of work obligations. We started early in the day so we would arrive back in Black Mountain before dinner time. At least, that was the plan. But then everyone knows what Robert Bums said about them. What happened was that we had several different problems with the van. Instead of arriving home in about six hours’ time, It took us closer to fifteen. When the van first began to buck badly, we lurched off the interstate into Camden, S.C. It was after three in the afternoon and all the garages had closed at noon. Luckily, we noticed a police patrol car next to us at a stop light. He not only directed us to a mechanic, but followed to make sure we got there. “Tuffy”-that was the name on his shirt--was pleasant and helpful. Un fortunately he was already tied up with another broken down car. After waiting three hours, he got to us. “Tuffy” had missed a family picnic by staying to help us, but was cheerful to the end. Another incident occurred about 10 p.m. when we had stopped to have a cup of coffee. When we returned to the van, it wouldn’t start. I pushed it into the roadway in an attempt to let it roll into a start. By the time we realized that that wasn’t going to work this time, a group of men had come out of the restaurant and helped with Jumper cables. Again we headed for home. We made it as far as 99 percent up the Saluda grade when the engine Just quit. Rolling back onto the shoulder was rather exciting in the dark, especially when the brakes didn’t take hold at once! As the two of us sa* in the'dark on the shoulder discussing what the most sensible solution to our predicament might be, a true* towing a boat pulled off in front of us. It was the same group of fishermen who had helped in the parking lot. They had recognized the van and stopped. They called the highway patrol for us on their C.B. and waited until Trooper “Butch” Kennedy arrived before head ing on to Virginia. Trooper Kennedy had the same make of van that we did and checked to see if he could fix the problem. When he realized it was serious, he called a wrecker for us. The wrecker driver found that we needed a new fuel pump and called a friend who has an auto parts store to bring us the part. He arrived within half an hour and was both efficient and civil, which is more than I would have been if called from a warm bed at 1 a.m. At last we were really “on the road again” under our own power, but Trooper Kennedy followed us for several miles, just in case. When we got home about 2:30 a.m., my body and mind were both a bit weary from the harrowing day. But my spirit was refreshed to find so many strangers who were willing to help. That might be a good thing to think about with the tourist season upon us in the Valley. PAH Letters to the editor... Girl Scouts need adult volunteers from the Swannanoa Valley letter to the Editor: without adult involvement Girl Scouting Thank you for the news coverage. cannot exist, in tum crippling many given to the Girl Scouts of Black young girls wishing to join. Mountain-Swannanoa. Community Volunteers can be male or female, awareness is a key ingredient in our who believes in the principles of the Girl efforts to make Girl Scouting more Scout movement, and are willing to take visible to all. It is important that people the training necessary to leam, in order are aware of some of the activities that to offer a well-balanced program to girls in Scouting are doing for and in the girls. Black Mountain-Swannanoa is in community. Therefore, it is also im- need of volunteers willing to be leaders portant that the community know that co-leaders of troops, or adults to serve Alderman plan to correct low water pressure Hie May monthly meeting of the Mayor and Aldermen of Blade Mountain was held on Monday, May 16, in the Town Hall from 7:30 - 9:15 p.m. FYesent were Mayor Sobol, Aldermen Fox, Stafford and Begley, the Town Mana ger, three department heads and about a half dozen others. Two sets of sealed bids were opened and awarded by vote of the Board. A paving contract was awarded to Paving Enterprises. In the awarding of this coi.'ract, it was noted in the discussion that preceded the vote that this firm has done satisfactory work for the town on previous occasions. A contract for sidewalk removal and replacement in the downtown business district that will include work on Cherry Street and on a comer of State and Broadway was awarded to Jim Brown Construction. Brick sidewalks will be continued on Cherry Street, but con crete will be used on State Street because vehicular traffic sometimes comes up onto the sidewalk and the concrete is stronger and will withstand such abuse better than the bride. Informed bids for the purchase of two trucks for the water department were discussed. The board voted to purchase the vehicles from Woodcock Motors of Black Mountain. In response to a number of com plaints about low water pressure, Mayor Sobol asked Jon Nilsson to comment. Nilsson first pointed out that the recently completed improvements to the town’s water system - that included line replacement and the construction of a new reservoir did not address pressure problems. He stated that in the areas where customers are experiencing low pres sure, lines were old. Many lines laid in those areas were put in place 20, 30, 40 years ago. In the intervening years, the lines have become clogged. Also, the lines were of a much smaller diameter initially than those just laid. After extensive discussion in a ques tion and answer form between the Board and Nilsson, the concensus was that further study of the situation is needed before a solution that will be both economically sound and practical can be recommended to the Aldermen for action. Nilsson was asked to study the situation with A1 White until the June meeting of the Aldermen and then to make recommendations for rectifying the low pressure problem. In other business that came before the Board, Ellen Johnson, Rebecca Stafford and Kelse Lytle were appointed to three year terms on the Recreation Commission. Also, Richard Hudson was approved to conduct the 1982-3 audit of the town’s books. Frances Berry from the Land of the Sky Regional Council gave an. up-date report on services available from that agency. HOLUFIELD BROS. MOTOR CO. Hwy. 70 W. Black Mountain 669-6465 Mon.-Fri. 8:00-6:00 Sat. 8:00-4:00 PROFESSIONAL CAR CLEAN-UP Have your car or truck cleaned for the summer. I Engines Cleaned | Exterior Washed, Buffed, Waxed Intenors Cleaned, complete with Carpet Shampoo See Bob Barttette or Am Hollifield USED CARS & TRUCKS 1981 CHEVROLET CHEVETTE 4 door, 4 speed, A-C, luggage rack, am-fm radio. Extra dean car, color - black. $4,895.00 1979 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO - 2 door. H.T., A.T., P.S., P.B. A-C, cloth & vinyl seats. Extra dean car. Dark brown with tan vinyl roof, was $5,495.00 - now $4,995.00 I j 1980 FORD FIESTA - 2 door. Front wheel drive. 4-speed. A-C, reclining bucket seats. Clean car, blue. $3,895.00 1979 DODGE D-150 ton pick up. A.T., P.S., P.B., chrome wheels - Extra clean. Red and white $3,895.00 j 1979 DATSUN KING CAB. A-T, P.S. Camper cover with sliding rear window. Local - one owner. Red $4,195.00 1971 DODGE v, TON PICK UP. A-T, P.S. very good truck. Must drive to appreciate. $750.00 1966 FORD TON. Perfect for hauling. Red $550.00 MANY MORE TO PICK FROM Call or see Dennis Roland or Jim Hollifield - 669-6465 ! as consultants to leaders of troops. There is a growing need for more adults, as more girls are wanting to join. Please, if you as an adult, parent or non parent are interested in the develop ment of girls to be such that they learn values; learn about themselves as individuals; learn to help others—please be a volunteer in Girl Scouting. Contact Phyllis Stone, Service Unit Coordinator for Black Mountain-Swannanoa at 669-2481, or Ann Hunting at 252-4442, Pisgah Girl Scout Council. I would appreciate if you would print this item in the Blade Mountain News, in an effort to help us as we strive to recruit effective volunteers for Girl Scouting. Sincerely, Pisgah Girl Scout Coundl, Inc. Ann R Hunting Field Executive Proclamation For nearly thirty-four years, the American Business Women’s Association has been building a tradition based on its continuing efforts to provide opportunities for educational advancement to women. Business, economic, and social analyses indicate that as women continue to enter the work force and attain increasingly responsible positions, they will contribute to the betterment of business and communities. The members of the American Business Women’s Association recognize that education and skilled training are crucial in today’s technological society. Last year ABWA’s more than 2,000 local chapters awarded over $2 million in scholarships to women. In addition, the Association’s national scholarship fund has awarded scholarships surpassing $2.4 million since its inception in 1953. In salute to the more than 110,000 ABWA members for their supportive efforts in helping women advance through education and for developing an informed and responsible citizenry, I, C.T. Sobol, Jr., Mayor of the City of Black Mountain, North Carolina, proclaim May 1983, ABWA EDUCATION MONTH IN BLACK MOUNTAIN. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Blade Mountain, to be affixed at Blade Mountain, this 2nd day of May, 1983. MAYOR 'When a fellow says, 'It ain't the money, but the principle of the thing,' it's the money." Kin Hubbard mzjmm - itcmaae i \ ffyiecia/ Fluorescent . Shop Light h NOW WITH AN ENERGY ^^SAVING BAUAST I h 4® — LISTED Special "Pnict ■Amniymm TliiXllwit: Ort»»«tn« Cl Tj HM<W«>M*MI>H »»IM • («<*•• m«0« M»» | ^ t" '• « I**1* T f 2 lit*, 48 Inch workshop lit*. 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The other way is the only one this time.” “Right,” I answered. “I couldn’t see anything anyway.” I had asked for advice on the wisdom of taking a certain road-the direct route from Blowing Rode to Linville; I forget the highway number. My advisor was terse, positive of his information--and right. I recognized that, and when I left him and the other conferees, I fully intended to act on his suggestion. But as I drove the rain-swept, misty road that led from our conference site to the intersection where I would bear right to follow my friend’s advice, something near the core of myself proved more and more determined to bear left and follow my own inclina tions. After all, I thought, a person ought at least to go home by the route he chooses. It was for this reason - call it perversity or whatever -- that the first road sign I saw outside of town was “linville 19 miles.” I still don’t recall the route number; it’s on all the maps. Oh well, I thought, everyone goes against good advice from time to time, and regrets it. Practically speaking, every mile was a new regret. It rained every foot of the way, and fog continually threatened to drop another ten feet and envelop me and the mountain. There was not one spot of level road to be remarked or remembered. The road stretched nar row and black between bare rocks and unguarded drop-offs, twisting as if trying to get out from under the car. The way was marked, as usual, with the reflected light from beer cans and other debris in roadside ditches. But this was not my “practical” day. The winding, up-and-down road and I moved together in the direction of home. The windshield wipers erased the grays and greens of roadside scenes to make room for new impressions. I passed alongside of, and over, streams swollen and noisy with the task of conveying water down the slope. There were sudden, challenging curves in the road, where the mile-wide view was shrouded delicately by the mist. The scene was there, not to be viewed, but to be imagined. At many of these places, someone with little to spend for a house had placed it on a spot with a view that couldn’t be purchased with a shah’s ransom. Close beside the road, the moss covered rocks and rain-shiny rhododen dron leaves could be seen under the trees. Now, Just beginning their season’s growth, the trees were a gray-green mass of wind-shaped, weather-stained trunks and limbs. Not too long before the end of my ride, I passed a small country church, serene against the green of the moun tain. Beside it, a cemetery with genera tions of graves filled the hillside. Traces of snow still survived in crevices between stone and earth. And then it was over. Too soon, the solitary hills gave way to traffic and neon lights; I was back at civilization. But as I left this place, I was glad I had insisted on choosing my own way home. It was worth the risk. —-—-1 The entire staff of the Black 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 telephone number is 669-8727. The office is open from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday unless notice is given on the front page of the paper. The weekly deadline for news is 5 p.m. on Monday. The weekly deadline for advertising is noon on Tuesday. Publication date is Thursday of each week._ -- ! SU1®AER sup __ TIME, save — ^ndow covering Kirsch custom window coverings help warm your home when it’s cold...cool your home when it's hot. And they’ll block out summer sun that fades expensive furnishings. 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