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ATTRACTING MUCH ATTEN TION this week is the colorful ban ner across East Main street at the Bryant building which denotes the Headquarters of the $2,050,000 ‘‘Fund For Your Life” campaign of the Transylvania Community hos pital. The headquarters are actual ly located on the ground floor of the Bryant building below the Duke Power Company offices. (Times Staff Photo) No Tax Increase Town Of Brevard Approves Record Budget Of $433,000 A budget of $453,000.00 has been approved for the Town of Brevard for the year be ginning July 1, 1969 and end ing June 30, 1970. This is the largest budget approved to date to cover the cost of Town operations and is indi cative of the increasing cost of goods and services. Once again it has been de termined that no tax increase is necessary to meet the com ing year’s expenses. This budget includes $288, 060.00 to meet the general expenses of the Town includ ing fire and police protection street improvement and main tenance, trash and garbage collection and lesser services. The operation and mainten ance of the Town water and sewer system will require an additional $108,126 and debt payments. $96,814.00. The budget was presented by the Town Manager, K. W. Buck, and contains nominal salary Increases for most Town employees to offset the ever increasing cost of living. Mr. Buck also stressed that during the coming year greater emphasis will necessarily be placed on providing routine ser vices and in routine operations. Construction of new or replace ment facilities such as water lines, sewer lines and drainage structures will receive less em phasis than during the past two years. A greater portion of the bud get will be devoted to repaving of streets than during past years. Mayor Raymond F. Bern nett and the Aldermen unani mously concurred in the need for repaving as many of the streets as possible which are in very poor condition. In Recreational Field Chamber Of Commerce Directors Hear Of Needs The need for a full-scale rec reational program here in Tran sylvania county was cited to the directors of the Brevard Chamber of Commerce at their regular monthly meeting Tues day night in the library. “Guis” Siniard of the Cham ber’s recreation committee, ex plained that the trend today in many communities of compar able size to this area is to have complete recreational programs and facilities for use by per sons of all age groups. He then explained that in order to properly go about org anizing such a program, it would be necessary to first have a complete study made by a pro fessional organization to de termine the recreational needs of this area, and to spell out how to go about filling those needs. Federal funds are available to help augment such a pro gram, but the study must first be made in order to comply with regulations, the directors —Turn to Page Sevet Log Reviewed Program Changes Are Made At WPNF, Variety Of Entertainment Two program changes are noted this week on the WPNF schedule: Air Force ‘Country Music Time” Saturday morn ings at 11:30 a. m., and a change in the Protestant Hour at 6:30 p. m., Sunday evenings. Country music stars who will be heard on the new public service show for the Air Force include J. David Sloan, Bob Luman, Carl and Pearl Butler , and Marion Worth. The show originates in Nashville. The United Methodist Series of the Protestant Hour was con cluded with last Sunday’s broad cast. Beginning Sunday, June 15th, the Presbyterian US. series will Outstanding Honor Vella A. Parker Is Awarded Lifetime Membership, Legion Vella A. Parker has been awarded a lifetime membership in the Monroe Wilson post, No. 88, of the American legion. (Legionnaire Parker is the fourth member of the Monroe Wilson post to receive this distinguished award. Other life membership awards went to: The late Or. Carl Hardin Mayor Raymond F. Bennett W. B. Head, Sr. Commander Don CuHn said the award made to Legionnaire Palter was made in apprecia tion of the long and devoted service be has rendered to the ye heard extending through August Slat. Featured speakers for the Presbyterian U. S. Series will Se: Dr. A. H. Hollingsworth of Ftoanoke, Virginia; Rev. Thom is L. Jones of Atlanta; and Dr. John A. Redhead, Jr.( of Greensboro. Music on the series will be provided by the Westminster Vouth Choir, Oak Cliff Presby terian Church, Dallas Texas, rhe Choir will be under direc tion of William C. Everitt. Other Programs The schedule for the Farm —Turn to Page Sevea According To Reliable Source» Wages Outpace Costs In Transylvania By • Staff Writer How much can the average worker in Transylvania Coun ty purchase today with his weekly pay check? How does this compare with the buying power of a week’s work in his father’s day? In general, according to fig ures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics even though the cost of living has zoomed since then, the work ing man is in a much better economic position now. Without putting in as many hours on the job as was neces sary in his father’s time, he is able to live more luxuriously than wus possible then. The in crease in his income has more than made up for the increase in living coots. Twenty yean ago, for ex ample, it took VI hours of «wk to buy an electric ■\ vacuum cleaner. Today it can be bought with less than IS hours of work. A pair of nylon stockings that required 40 minutes on the job at that time, can now be purchased after 10 minutes. Similarly with many other items. The average working man in Transylvania county now earns enough in 18 minutes to buy a pound of bacon or a pound of coffee, which is about half the time he would have needed in 1958. By putting in 29 minutes of work he is able to buy a pound of rock steak, beat grade. He can get an automobile tire, size 7.50 by 18 with the pro ceeds of some 11 hours on the job. In dollars and cents, these Items are priced higher, but become hourly wages have gone 115 at a faster clip, they amount to less in terms of working time. In the general area, it is shown, income per household is 65 percent higher, on aver age, than it was 10 years ago. The' cost of living, on the other hand, has risen only 20 percent in the period. Just how an 8-hour day breaks down, for the typical American worker, in meeting his various bills, is shown in a Tax Foundation study. It finds that 2 hours and 34 minutes of it goes to pay his taxes. Another hour goes for housing and household needs, 56 minutes for food, to bacco and alcoholic bever ages, and 40 minutes for transportation. The rest is for clothing, 25 minutes, medical, 21, recrea tion, 18, and all others, 1 hour and 46 minutes. THE TRANS’’” A State And National Pr SECOND CLASS POSTAGE Vol. 82_ No. 24 *A,° AT "• c. BREVARD, s P YUi. o* « ZIP CODE 2S712 1 £ LVANIA TIMES • Winking, Home Town Newspaper ■ __ ■■u,., .,.« !.f THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1969 ★ 24 PAGES TODAY ★ Olin Makes $200,000 Matching Gift To The "Fund For Your Life" Campaign Other Earlier Contributions Are Reported To Be Over $56,000 A $200,000 contribution, on a matching basis, to the “Fund For Your Life” hospi tal campaign was announced today by campaign officials. The Ecusta Paper and Film Divisions of Olin have pledged this maximum amount as a cor porate gift, provided the cam paign achieves certain results by its closing date. The terms under which the pledge has been communicat ed to the leaders of the “Fund For Your Life” campaign, pro vide that — up to a maximum of $200,000 — Olin: 1. Will match one dollar for every dollar pledged by individual Olin em ployees; and 2. Will match one dollar for every two dollars pledged by individuals other than Olin employ ees, with the proviso that only the first $1,000 of any one gift by an indi vidual other than an Olin employee will be count ed for purposes of match ing by Olin. Gifts from corporations, trusts or foundations will not be counted as individual gifts —Turn to Page Eight By FRED REITER Temperatures during the past week averaged SI and 52 at Brevard, with on rain during the period until Tuesday. High temperature for the week was 92 degrees on Satur day, with a low of 39 last Wed nesday morning. (Moderate - size hail fell on much of the area Monday after noon. Hail was reported on the northern edge of the city of Brevard, also at Pisgah Forest and southeast of Brevard. Long - range forecast for the area calls for temperatures to average below normal, with highs in the high 70s, and night time lows about the middle 50s. Precipitation will total three quarters of an inch or more oc curring as showers and thun dershowers about Friday and Saturday. Temperatures and precipita tion for the past week: High Low Prec. Wednesday- 72 39 0.00 Thursday_ 77 52 Trace Friday. 83 48 0.00 Saturday_ 92 51 0.00 Sunday _ 90 57 0.00 Monday -- 86 58 Trace Tuesday_ 65 59 1.05 Hail Monday afternoon Leaders of the “Fund For Your Life” campaign of the Transylvania Community hos pital met Tuesday and heard encouraging reports from sev eral sources. Solicitations in the various divisions are beginning this ,,eek and next, and already the “Hospital Family” has reported that 44 pledges have been re ceived from 46 employees. The goal for this group was $5,000, and pledges to date total $6,489. Harry C. Corbin, wbo is head ing the drive in the schools, reported that $8,400 had al ready come in. These reports, along with a few advanced gifts, now total over $56,000. Jack C. Dense, campaign chairman who presided over Tuesday’s meeting, told of the importance of prompt action by all of the solicitors. Every dollar that is con tributed to the campaign will be matched by more than three dollars in Federal and other funds. Every business, every indus try, every club and organiza tion will be canviassed in the campaign. It is the hope of the committee that every Transyl vanian will be given an oppor tunity to give. Mr. Dense has this to say: “Knee Its founding, the Transylvania Community Hos pital has endeavored to meet its obligation to administer to the health needs of our community. The growth of the county and the sophisticated advances of medical science and technology have rendered the present hospital totally inadequate. This inadequacy is evidenced by the fact that in the last two years many would • be patients were turn ed away for lack of hospital bed space. Others were sent to hospitals with more mod ern treatment and diagnostic facilities — hospitals that were far away from home and family and friends. We urgently need a hos pital close at hand that can provide us with the most modern life • saving potential available through medical science. For the health and safety of our family and friends we need this new hos pital. This is our need.” Look Inside... .Pictorial feature on Mrs. Ma mie H. Dale, front page of sec tion three History of Transylvania, front page of section two Fanning builds airplane, page four, section two A NEW SEASON at Brevard Mu sic Center is just about to get under way, and these Corpsmen from the Schenck Job Corps Conservation Center are doing their part to make things ready for the busy summer ahead. They are pictured above pre paring the lawn of a newly con strutted faculty residence called a Rondette. This is just one of many services that the Corpsmen have rendered to the Brevard Music Cen ter in a spirit of cooperation that has brought expressions of appreciation and gratitude to them from Music center officials. (Times Staff Photo) Doing Community Work Schenck Job Corpsmen Are Busy Beautifying The Music Center Public Invited To Hold "Open House" Sunday At Schenck Job Corps Center Center Director Gene De Bord announces today that Schenck Civilian Conservation Center will mark its fourth anniversary by holding an “Open House” on Sunday June 15th, between the hours of 1:30 and 5:00 p. m. The general public is invited to come out and tour the Cen ter. This year’s p- -rrm includes a tour of the i er, er facilities and training program; including a tour of the -rw r raping area which the r >?-r i are con structing ; ie Davidson ' _Tii'r to Page SU Many Conferences Patsy Neal Basketball School Opens Busy Summer At College The Patsy Neal Basketball School for Girls, currently in progress on the campus of Brevard College, has inaugu rated the 1969 summer pro gram of camps and confer ences at the college. The school, which will run for three one - week sessions, is attracting almost 400 young women from six states to the Brevard campus for intensive instruction in basketball. The camp is directed by Miss Patsy Neal, a faculty member at the college and one of the nations foremost authorities on wo men’s basketball, and athletic —Turn to Page Six President Davis Announces Rev. Luther Lawing New Dean Of Student Affairs At College The Rev. Luther Harold Law irvg has been named dean of student affairs at Brevard Col lege, according to an announce ment made today by President Robert A. Davis. A native of Charlotte, Mr. Lawing has been a member of the staff at the Methodist - re lated junior college since 1968. He served as dean of men from 1966 - 68, and during the 1968 69 college year was student fi nancial aid administrator and an instructor in religion. He is a graduate of the Uni versity of North Carolina at Chattel Hill, and has earned both the B.D. and Th. M. de grees from Duke University. A member of the Western North —Turn to Pace ElgH Corpsmen from the Schenek Job Corp- in Pisgah Forest are engaged in another community project in the town of Brevard and Transylvania County: fine grading, planting and mulching areas on the grounds of the Brevard Music M Under the sup motion of Don Credille and L. Hollings worth. Gene DeBorA’s men have planted and beautified several areas, including a new faculty residence, which was just com pleted this spring. It is a dwel ine called a Rondette, which will be known as the Sandor Teszlcr Cottage, in honor of the donor’s father. The Rondette was a gift from Andrew Teszler, President of the Butte Knitting Mills of Spartanburg. South Carolina. A formal dedication of the cottage is planned for this coming July. Another space to be planted by the Job Corpsmen is a new picnic grounds and parking lot for the Center’s Whittington Pfohl Auditorium, graded dur ing the winter to accommodate the capacity audiences which frequently crowd the Center’s parking facilities. Concert-goers are invited to use this area for picnics before the nightly or —Turn to Page Eight
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