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THE TRANSYLVA? TIMES M m A State And National Prize - Winning 4 ,, , SECOND CLAM POST* SI Vol. 80 -- No. 41 »AID AT MEVANO. H. C. ,_ LIE CODE 2S7IE BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOB 1 . Newspaper f* 1* n ★ 28 PAGES TODAY ★ NATURE IN ALL ITS GLORY will be an appropriate description of the Pisgah National Forest and Blue Ridge parkway this weekend and next. It will be the height of the color season, with beautiful au tumn weather predicted. Ranger Jim Wells invites Transylvanians to visit in this beautiful “wonderland of na ture.” Rocket To Rise Early Response In Campaign Of United Fund Is Said Good Campaign workers in the 1968 Transylvania County United Fund Drive reported over $7200 pledged in their first report meeting held Fri day. Campaign chairman, Dr. Mil ton Massey, asserted that the report was an excellent begin ning, but urged all workers to have as much of their solicita tion done as possible by the next report period on October 13th. ty and Wat most initial eon tacts In behalf of the cam paign had been made. Four concerns were recognis ed for having achieved 109% giving of all employees. They were First Citizens National Bank, First Union National Bank, Ogike Power Company and Citizens Telephone Co. Dr. R^sey announced that beginning gat Friday of this week file campaign rocket, located on the court house lawn, will he marked each Friday with the amount of money pledged, giving all res idents of the county an idea of the progress of this year’s drive. Look Inside News for the women—page 6, second section, and pages 6 and 7, third section Sports—pages 4 and 6, first section, and page 7, second sec tion. Editorials—page 2. second section Editor’s Corner—page 3, first section ■'€ .^ Program Highlights Interviews With Local Gl's Are Heard Over Station WPNF From time to time, radio sta tions such as WPNF, and oth ers across the country, re ceive publicity material from the Armed forces. Recently the local station re ceived a taped interview with «rdb6al serviceman serving with’ the Army in Vietnam. Station officials were happy to cooperate with the Army in airing the interview with PFC Kenneth L. Cassell, whose par ents are Mr. and Mrs. John C. Cassell, of Rt, 2, Brevard. PFC Cassell is presently serv ing as a machine gunner with the Army’s 25th Infantry in Vietnam. Cassell’s parents were alert ed when the station was to play his tape, and relatives and friends were haRpy to hear his voice. It is hoped other local ser vicemen will be heard on simi lar station features in the fu ture. Other Programs Weekend football games on WPNF include: Brevard Blue Devils vs. Pisgah, Friday night at 7:16 r>. -'Stfr Saturday, 3:15 p. m. UNC vs. Air Forces, from Colorado. Farm and Home hour sche dule is as follows: Thursday, U. S. Forest Service; Friday, sta tion programs; Monday, Coun try Agricultural Extension Agent Jim Davis; Tuesday, sta tion program; Wednesday, Home Economics Extension Agent 55th, 56th District Thomas E. Payne. Jr., the Worshipful Master of Dunn’s Rock Masonic ledge, announces the 55th and 56th Masonic dis trict meeting will be held in the Dunn’s Rock Temple op Tuesday, October 17th. j&V.. The meeting will get under way promptly at 6:80 o’clock and dinner will be served in the tuning room of the temple tty Miss Jean Childers. Speaking this week on Morn ing Devotions is Rev. Joseph Reeves of St. Timothy’s Metho dist church. - r .v->, Sunday morning church ser vices are being presented on WPNF from the Brevard-David scn River Presbyterian church. Rev. G. Daniel McCall is pas tor. Weather n^l _ By FRED REITER Beautiful weather for the most part has been the story of Brevard’s weather during the past week. Except for a dreary weekend, residents and visitors have enjoyed some beautiful days, and mild nights. Last Wednesday was the high mark as far as temperature is concerned, when an 82 degree reading was registered. The week’s low point was Thursday morning, with a 42 registered. Average temperatures for the week were 74 and 31, which Is very near normal for the sea son in this area. A total rainfall of 1.91 inches was recorded. The week’s temperatures and precipation follows: High Low Prec. Wednesday_ 82 48 0.00 Thursday -- 81 42 0.00 Friday- 81 46 0.00 Saturday- 71 59 0.00 Sunday _ 64 52 0.08 Monday_ 66 55 0.85 Tuesday _ 71 58 0.96 Bond Issue Is Endorsed By > The Firemen Members of the Brevard Volunteer Fire department voted unanimously at their meeting Monday night to en dorse the proposed bond is sue for the construction of a new fire station in Brevard and other quarters for the va rious departments. A spokesman for the depart ment said that present facili ties of the fire station are not adequate to house the needs of the growing community. The firemen urge all citi zens of the communty to sup port this issue, inasmuch as the safety and protection of everyone is concerned. Draft Board Is Seeking New Clerk Applicants for the pr'ition of Clerk in the local Draft Board office took the Civil Service ex amination on Monday, October 9th. Officials are not certain how much time will be needed to choose from the applicants af ter the exams are in, but ex press their hope that the local office will be back to normal in the very near future. In the meantime, Mrs. Brona Roy has been authorized to reg ister any college students and anyone else in the county will be able to register at Schenck jfbb Corps. ) ■xpert In Field Of Oceanography Is Speaker Here Dr. Henry Kritzler, an expert in the field of oceanography, will speak on the subject of plant and animal life in the ocean at a special lecture Mon day evening, October 16th at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Dunham Fine Arts Center. A professor at Florida State University, Dr. Kritzler will show slides of a recent trip made to the Bahamas in pre paartion for a course in marine ecology to be offered by Bre vard College to its students during the Christmas holidays. Mrs. Jack Potts, of the coll eg’s biology department, will conduct the course which will allow 10 students to spend three weeks in the Bahamas studying the plant and animal life of the region in their native habitat. I£ th»« pilot program is suc cessful, the college plans to off er the course for two three week periods in the summer of 1968. Each student will receive three semester hours of credit for his work. Mrs. Potts has worked close ly with Dr. Writzler in the past. The course in marine ecology to be offered by the college has been planned with Kritz ler's counsel. Dr. Kritiler’s lecture is open to the public. Alumni From 7 States To Attend Homecoming At Brevard College HENRY CHENEY, left, supervi sor, Public Relations services, Duke Power company, reported on the progress being made on the gigantic Keowee - Toxaway project at the meeting of the Brevard Rotary club on Monday. At the right is John D. i'v Clark, manager of the Brevard branch of Duke, and the two men are noting the size of Lake Toxaway, at the top, as compared with the two proposed lakes of the Keowee-Tox away project. (Times Staff Photo) Kotarians told Vast Progress Being Made Of Keowee-Toxatvay Project Excellent progress in being made on the mammoth Keo wee - Toxaway project by Duke Power eempAy, Jtenry < heney, supervisor of Public halation services told Bre vard Rotarlans at their regu-r lar meeting this week in Gai ther’s Rhododendron room. He also quickly emphasized that the project would be of great value and benefit to Transylvania county. The speaker was introduced by John D. Clark, manager of the Brevard branch of Duke, and Dr. Wilburn Davis, presi dent of the club, presided over the meeting. Mr. Chaney pointed out that Duke Power company has been busy for several months in land clearing and lumbering operations in the area to be occupied by Lake Jocassee and Lake Keowee and the nuclear site. Work is also progressing on the dam sites. The cost of the project is estimated at over $700,000 million, and plans call for the Oconee nuclear station to be gin operation in 1971. Also inclded in the project are two hydroelectric stations. The lower lake, Lake Keo wee, will have 18,400 surface acres of water, while the up per lake, Lake Jocassee, will cover 7,565 surface acres. Lake Keowee will have 300 miles of shoreline, while the much deeper Lake Jocassee will have 75 miles of shore line. The Jocassee Dam, which will be South Carolina’s highest at 385 feet, and its powerhouse are expected to be completed and in service in 1974. The Keowee Dam and power facilities are expected to cost $30.5 million, and expected cost of the Jocassee Dam and its generating facilities is $55.8 million. Vocational Agricultural Courses Will Again Be Offered At BHS The Department of Vocation al Agriculture at Brevard sen ior high school will conduct courses again this year for adults if a minimum of 10 stu dents enroll for each class. The proposed schedule, which can be altered, if circumstances demand, is as follows: Basic arc welding, Mondays 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., October 23rd to January 15th. Small gasoline engines, Mon days, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., March 4th to May 6th. Cabinet making, Thursdays 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., March 7th to May 9th. Drafting and blueprint read ing, Mondays and Thursdays, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., March 4th to April 25th. Ornamental horticulture, Mon days 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., March The annual District Bight Future Homemakers of Ameri ca Rally will he held at Bre vard senior high school pr» Sat urday, October 14th, fired! 1<H» a. m. to p. m, :Jg Hr. Robert Melvim^hpigtn for Mars Hill skit, “Community Beauty is Our Duty”, and in the afternoon va riety entertainment Highlight ag|lhe afternoon session will be M: special presentation by the mSma Chapter on “Our Neigh IKNear and Far.” ? jtlw 17 FHA chapters in the MaiWI: District are participat iapf tat this rally under the di rfctiou of Mrs. Ruth Jobe, Dis trict Right FHA Advisor, and ■■s Louise Swann, Associate Supervisor 01 Home Economics Brevard Future Home maK- r ers of America will be hostess- 1 es for the rally. Advisers for the Brevard chapter are Mrs. Rose Burrell and Mrs. Sarah < McGinnis. Miss Pat Kennington, < President of the Brevard Chap- £ ter will give the morning in vocation. Mr. Harry Corbin, Principal and Dr. R. E. Robin- 1 son, Superintendent of Tran- ( sylvania County schools will ! welcome and greet the group. 1 FHA is an organization which is sponsored by the Home Eco nomics : department in the s school, the over-all goal of the 1 organization is to help indi- j viduals improve personal, fan- < ily, and community living. 4th to May 20th. Advanced arc welding, Mon days 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., March 4th to May 20th. “If you are interested in any of these courses contact Randal J. Liyday, Vocational Agricul ture teacher, telephone 883 5552,” school officials state. Many Events On Program Here This Weekend Alumni from seven states are expected to attend Homecoming festivities on the Brevard Col lege campus Saturday, October 14th, according to Joseph C. Bowles, director of Public Re lations at the college. Mr. Bowles stated that activi ties on Saturday would begin with registration of all return ing alumni at 10:00 in the Faculty Lounge of the Beam Administration Building. The former students are then invited to tour the campus to see the varied Homecoming dis plays built by the several par ticipating dormitory and special interest groups on campus. A top award of $50 will go to the winning display. Afternoon activities center around sporting events. Brevard’s Soccer squad will tangle with Tusculum College at 2:00 p.m. on the Flake Sher rill Athletic Field. At 2:30, the undefeated and nationally-ranked Tornado cross country team is host to Wingate College, LeesMcRae College, Asheville-Biltmore College and Western Piedmont Community College in an important test prior to the national meet next month. Open house will be observed in the faculty apartments and all dormitories after the athletic events. Final activity of the evening will be a Homecoming Dance at 8:00 p.m. in the audi torium of the Dunham Fine Arts Center. Woodmen Will Present Flag To Hospital Balsam Camp 116, Woodmen of the World, will present an (American flag and a 48jjfoot flag pole to the Transylvania Community hospital this Satur day. Presentation ceremonies will take place at the hospital at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 14th, with several state and lo cal W.O.W. dignitaries in atten dance. The actual presentation of the flag and flag pole will be made by W.O.W. National Direc tor J. E. Williams of Raeford. The W.O.W. State Manager, Sovereign R. C. Payne, of Greensboro, will also be in Bre vard for the occasion. All local Woodmen are en couraged to be in attendance for the ceremonies at this spec ial occasion. At The College Address By Young Highlights United Nations Observance United Nations Day will be bserved on October 18th hi lie Brevard College Gymnas lm. Featured speaker for the oe asion will be the Reverend H. 'laude Young, Jr., of Winston alem. Mr. Young is Chairman of the livision on Peace and World trder of the Board of Christian lOcial Concerns of the Western forth Carolina Conference of he Methodist Church. Others participating in the ervice will be Mayor Raymond Bennett, who will issue tin reclamation; John I. Anderson, ditor of The Transylvania —‘Ifcni to Page IMs
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