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THE TRANSYLVANIA r IMES A State And National Prize - Winning, Home Town iwspaper Vol. 81 — No. 8 SSua SmuffW BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1968 *?£ PAGES TODAY ★ zir code 2171 x ’ ' ' JaO ■ ' BREVARD POLICE CHIEF, J. C. ROWE, l«ft, Transylvania County Sheriff Carter McCall, center, and Brevard Patrolman Hulbert .Brown, right, examine new Breathalyzer equipment. Patrolman Brown has just completed a 40-hour course with the State Highway Patrol and has been qualified by the N. C. State Board of Health as a Breathalyzer Technician. As the Brevard Breath alyzer Technician, Patrolman Brown is authorized to jjive tests to deter mine a suspect’s state of intoxica tion. Patrolman C. F. Cappell also completed the course. (Times Staff Photo) Training At All Timet Brevard Police Department Has Busy Year, Survey Made Weaffier By FRED REITER Brevard’s average tempera tures during the past week were 50 and 14, with another chilly five degree reading coming on Monday morning, that being the low for the week. Highest tem perature was this past Tuesday with a balmy 60-degree read ing, along with brisk southerly winds. The Weather Bureau’s long range forecast for the area calls for temperatures to average about normal, with daytime high temperatures in the mdd-40’s, while the nighttime lows should average in the mid-20’s. Total precipitation for the next few days should be no more than three-quarters of an inch. There has been no signi ficant rainfall in the area since February 2nd. Temperatures for the past week were as follows: High Low Wednesday _ 48 7 Thursday - 49 24 Friday _ 53 14 Saturday _ 57 15 Sunday- 32 20 Monday _49 5 Tuesday _ 60 16 by cal carpenter In last week’s issue, the TIMES print* ed a front page story on a mass law enforce ment effort carried out near BrrOard by the State Highway Patrol. In case this should be misinterpreted to mean the Brevard police r ur our own winy ronoo SOME STATISTICS While statistics may not always tell the full story, they are, in this case, useful as ac tivity indicators. Here are some figures for Fis cal Year 1967 (July 1, 1966 to Jtme 80, 1967), compiled from the records of the Brevard Police Department. , Automobile Accident Investigations 167 Responses to Call* (Unit Dispatched) 2,399 Miles Driven in Responses [ 91,719 Checks on liaoecttpied Houses (76 houses) 834 Arrests (Other than Traffic Violations) 427 Arrests (Traffic Violations) 412 Parking Citations 7,419 Manhours Worked (Entire Depart.) 32,610 Considering the size of the town, these figures show that the Brevard Police Depart ment has been busy indeed. HEAVY INVESTMENT IN TRAINING But the routine work, although impres •»ve, is still far from the total activity of the how important it is, jto have a Sr* professional law enforcement organ i Chief J. C. Rowe has concentrated a of his total force’s effort in training, inel now professing intentions to law enforcement offers not only wise but necessary, tly-trained policemen cannot meet required in present-day sir Russ Announces Additional $74,000 Allocated Roads the Wed nesday, state Highway Commis sioner W. Curts Hum announc ed the additional appropriation of $74,000 for up-grading several secondary roads in Transylvania county. Of this amount, $15,000 will go to further improving 18.1 miles of school bus routes and the remaining $59,000 for further improvement of seven other rural roads. The money is appropriated by Project Number, however, and a project might include both Henderson and Transylvania county secondary roads. The contracts were let this way in order to secure more favorable bids. No breakout is presently available as to the specific Transylvania roads to be fur ther improved but we hope to have these road names in time for next week’s edition. Public Hearing A map of the new 4-lane link —Turn to Page Three Thu Coining Sunday St. Timothy Congregation To Break Ground For Sanctuary } Preparations for the second step of its long-range building plans will be the aim of the congregation at St Timothy Methodist church when it meets for the regular morning won ship service at ll:0p o’clock, Sunday, February 23th. i :( fecial services with a dual purpose null he held as officials present the first educational unit for dedication and pro cded to break ground for a new sanctuary, the construction of which is expected to begin in the early spring. Methodist policy permits ded ication of a building only when all indebtedness has been re moved. Occupying the first unit in December, 1963, a re location from the old Oak Grove Metho dist church site, the congrega —Ton to Page Poor Property Loss In Highway Accident Tuesday Is Set At Quarter Million MRS. JANICE PARIS, formerly of Brevard and at the right, was named Rutherford County’s “Out standing Young Educator” by the Forest City Jaycees last week. Mrs. Amelia Wilkie, center, made the pre sentation of the plaque and certifi cate. At the left is Norris Ruppe, chairman of the OYE project. Mrs. Paris, the former Janice Rigdon, is the wife of Ron Paris, the managing editor of The Forest City Courier. Brevard Native 1st Lt. York Osborne Killed In Action In Vietnam War (See related story on page 4, Section 4) First Lieutenant Thomas York Osborne, 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Osborne of Osborne Road here in Bre vard, has been reported kill in action during the heavy fighting in Vietnam last week. His parents first received word last Friday, February 16th, that Lt. Osborne was missing in action. Then ear ly Sunday morning, the word came that he had been killed in action on Wednesday, Feb ruary 14th. It has been reported that Lt. Osborne was killed when he returned to assist a com rade who needed help. He was killed by the Viet Cong while trying to render that aid. Lt. Osborne was a native of Brevard and spent his ear ly youth here. While still in high school, he went to live with a sister in Harrisburg, near Charlotte, and graduat ed from high school there. He then entered and work ed his way through Berea Col lege in Berea, Ky., graduating there in 1963. He had work ed for the North Carolina Na tional Bank and the North Carolina Employment Secur ities Commission before vol untarily entering the army in January, 1966. He attended Ft. Sill, Okla., Officers Candidate School, graduating with honors as a second lieutenant. He was promoted to First Lieutenant in November, 1967, shortly before being assigned to duty in Vietnam. Lt. Osborne was married to ions Set At 20.3 Per Cent come class deducts for contribu tions, interest costs, taxes and medical expenses. The figures show that am«mg families who have earn ings equal to the average pre valing in Transylvania coun ty, a total of amount ing to 20.3 per cent of gross income, is generally deduct ed. For families with lower earn ings, tiie amounts that are de ducted represent a larger pro portion of their income. For those in the higher brackets, the reverse is true. Local residents who are In the f3,Mt income category The studies indicate that the biggest deductions among peo ple in the lower income groups are for local taxes and for in terest paid. These items appear in most other returns, as well. However, deductions for con tributions and medical expenses rise rapidly as income goes up. A breakdown on the $1,890 of deductions listed by tax payers with incomes equal to the Transylvania county av erage shows that $100 of it is for contributions, $610 is for payment of interest on loans and on installment debt, $640 la for local taxes and $440 for medical coots. These are purely guideline figures, it is emphasised. The Internal Revenue Service will net automattoaHy approve de ductions because they are av erage. There most be proper records to support them. the former Brenda Lee Coch ran of Concord, and the body will be returned there for burial. Survivors include the par ents; four sisters, Mrs. Parks Howie of Harrisburg, Mrs. Lar ry Foster and Miss Linda Os borne, both of Charlotte, and Miss Sarah Osborne, of the home; and one brother, Zeb Osborne, of Greenville, S. C. Lt. Osborne was the nep hew of Lt. General Robert H. —Turn to Page Threa Post Offices To Close On February 22 Post offices in the county will be chased all day on Thurs day, February 22nd, in obser vance of jwashington’s birthday. Postmaster C. Y. Patton an nounces. There will be no window ser vice and no rural or city deliv ery of mail. There will be special deliv ery, however. The offices in the court house will be closed on the 22nd. The Town hall will be open, as will the banks in Brevard. Tractor-Trailer Loaded With Du Pont X-Ray Film An extremely costly high way accident occurred in Transylvania this week, when approximately a quarter of a million dollars worth of Du. Pont medical X-ray film was severely damaged. This was probably the big gest property loss ever suf fered in a highway accident in this county. Shortly after 2:00 p. m. Tues day afternoon, a large tractor trailer truck ran off Highway 280 at the Henderson county line and plunged down a 30 foot embankment into Turkey Creek. The driver, Gordon War ren Miller, Jr., of Ashland, Vir ginia, was uninjured. The co driver, J. W. Nored, received minor injuries to the arm and shoulder and was taken by am> bulance to the Transylvania Community hospital. He was re leased after treatment. The truck was moving east just beyond the D. & M. Gro cery store when a vehicle stop ped for a left turn onto Turkey Pen Road. With a fine presence of mind, the truck driver, un able to stop, steered right onto the road shoulder to avoid a rear-end collision. The truck moved up alongside Baynard’s vehicle before coming to a stop. At this instant the road shoulder gave way and the heavy truck and trailer rolled over, sideways, down the em bankment. The loss of the cargo, which was en route to a Du Pont plant warehouse in Chicago, ' > was quite a blow to the lo cal plant. There is a dire —Turn to Page Three Washington's Birthday Sale Begins Thursday Many merchants in Brevard are having George Washing ton Birthday sales this week. They are offering many outstanding bargains for the three - day event, which be gins Thursday morning. This particular promotion is an annual event with local merchants, and many of them purchase bargain specials for the sale. There are bargains galore listed in advertisements in this week’s Times, and all readers are urged to note y them carefully. Officials of the Merchants committee of the Brevard Chamber of Commerce cor dially invite all citizens of the town and county to shop in Brevard, especially this weekend. Capacity Crowd Expected Chamber Of Commerce Slated This Friday Night A capacity crowd of 300 per sons is expected to attend the annual banquet of the Brevard Chamber of Commerce on Fri day night, February 23rd. The event will begin at 7:00 o’clock. The principal speaker will be Ed W. Hiles, of Atlanta, Geor gia. For the past 21 years, Mr. Hiles has served as executive vice president of Hie Georgia Savings and Lou League. He is moch in demand as ai after dinner speaker, and he will be introduced by Jerry Jerome, president of the Bre vard Federal Savings and Loan association. Rev. G. Daniel McCall, pas tor of the Brevard - Davidson River Presbyterian church, will serve as Master of Ceremonies on the program. The Brevard College quartet, under the direction of Nelson Adams, will provide special en tertainment Recognition at guests and of —Turn to Page Few
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