THE TRANSYLVANIA TlMnSS
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A State And National Prize- Winning. Home Town Newspaper
CLASS POSTAGE
ID. N. C. ZIP CODE 26712
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1969
PUBLISHED WEEKLY * 32 PAGES TODAY i
A WINTER WONDERLAND was an appropriate description of
Brevard and Transylvania county on Monday, following the snow
fall of five to eight inches on Sunday. At the right is a photograph
of the Town of Brevard from Morgan Heights, and at the left is the
Glen Cannon Country club under a blanket of snow. The swimming
pool can be noted in the center with Olin corporation in the back
ground. (Times Staff Photos)
THE BREVARD HOUSING AUTHORITY is
moving along at a rapid pace and at the last meet
ing the committee members elected an executive
director, Charles S. Dunlop, seated, center, and
architects, Sam Brewton, left, and Henry Me
Donald, right. Members of the authority, standing,
left to right, are: Cecil J. Hill, chairman, J. I.
Ayers, Charles F. Himes, L. E. Bagwell and Jack
E. Bryant. (Times Staff Photo)
Fint Pay Of Winter
Snow Storm Hits Town And
CountyMore On The Way
Brevard and Transylvania
county were hit with a heavy
snowfall on Sunday—the first
day of winter.
The snowfall began shortly
after the noon hour and fell
steadily until early evening.
The town and county were
blanketed fro* five to otght
inches, and traffic was almost
at a standstill.
Church services Sunday
evening at most of the
churches were postponed un
til Tuesday evening.
Much of the snow melted
Monday, but colder tempera
ture* Monday night turned
streets into a sheet of ice,
making traffic conditions
hazardous again.
The weatherman is calling
for more slippery weather
late Tuesday and Wednesday.
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In New Year
og fags
Transylvania
when owners list their dogs for
taxation.
Chains and snow tires are
recommended.
No serions accidents have
been reported because of the
condition of the roads, but
the State Highway Patrol re
minds all motorists to drive
with extreme care.
Look Inside...
News of and for the women,
page six, section two, and pages
six and seven, section three
Editorials, page two, second
section
Almar Farm column, front
page of the second section
Junior Achievement picture
story, front page of the third
section
Sports, page five, second sec
tion, and pages four and five,
fourth section
ard Housing Authority Elects
A Director And Architects
Cedi J. Hill, prominent
Brevard attorney and chair
man of the Brevard Housing
Authority, has announced the
election of Charles S. Dun
lop as Executive Director,,
and the firm of McDonald,
Brewton, and Associates as
architects for the Authority.
At the same time, Mr. Hill
announced that the Housing
and Urb#n Development office
in Atlanta, Georgia, has com
mitted 100 public housing units
to the local authority to be con
structed in the Brevard area.
Forty of these units will be
designated for retired people.
According to Mr. Hill, the
project will be established in
approximately 4 locations.
The buildings will be modern
apartment structures with
apartments from the small
“efficiencies” to some with 5
bedrooms.
The rent to be paid will be
based upon the income of the
tennants, but will not exceed
20% of his total income. The
Federal Government, at a later
date, will establish the maxi
mum income in this area with
which persons may be eligible
to rent the apartments.
The locations will be
chosen this January by rep
resentatives of the Housing '
aud Urban Development Au
thority. The architects have
begun preliminary design and
construction is expected to
start during the summer of
next year. The anticipated
f" t of *he whole project is
$1.5 millions.
_ “We want to offer housing
and hope.” -”s Mr. Hill, speak
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Holiday Schedule Given
Times Out Early, Merchants
Expect Big Day Wednesday
With Christmas falling on
Thursday, The Transylvania
Times is being printed on
Tuesday in order that read
ers might get their papers be
fore the Holidays.
There are special Christmas
messages and features
throughout the issue, and The
Times staff wishes for all
readers a Very Merry Christ
mas.
The greetings in this issue
also come from industries,
businesses and others, and
they will make for pleasant
reading during the Christmas
observance.
The tempo of business in
Brevard has reached a high
peak, and a flue day of trade
is expected on Wednesday.
Schools closed for the holi
davs last Friday, and classes
will reconvene on January
5th. Brevard College also be
gan the Holiday observance
last weekend, and students
will have an extended vaca
tion.
They will return to the
local campvs on January 19th
for registration, and classes
will begin on the following
day.
Most of the stores in Bre
vard will be closed , on Thurs
day for Christinas.
The City Hall will be closed
for Christmas on Thursday
and Friday, December 25th
Swrvey Reveals
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More Working Wives In County
With each passing year, more
and more of them are finding
that they can take care of their
household responsibilities and
still have enough spare time to
permit them to take outside
jobs.
As a result, locally and
elsewhere, the proportion of
estimated 35.2 per cent of the
married women are now em-'
ployed, according to the latest
statistics. This compares with
26.7 per cent in 1960.
On the average, throughout
the United States, in more
than 1 out of every S hus
band-wife families, the wife is
employed, either part-time or
full-time.
It represents a considerable
change over earlier years. In
1952, for example, only 1 out
of 5 wives was in the labor
force.
upon reports from the Labor
Department and others.
They show that no less than
15.8 million wives in the 43.3
million husband-wife families in
the United States were in paid
jobs in the past year.
Their contributions to the
family exchequer have made
it easier to cope with the
family budget, to save for
Junior’s education and to live
on a better scale generally.
The increase in the number
of working wives reflects only
part of the changing pattern of
women’s attitude toward eco
nomic self-sufficiency. The pro.
portion of single women in Jobs
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and December 26th.
There was a garbage pick
t<p on the 22nd and 23rd as
usual.
The Thursday and Friday,
December 25th and 26th,
pickups will not be made.
The regular pickups will
resume on the 29th of Decem
ber.
The offices in the court
house will close at noon on
Wednesday, the 24th, and
they will remain closed until
Monday, Dec. 23th.
The license tag office will
close at noon, Wednesday,
Dec. 24th, and will reopen
Monday, December 29th,
9 a.m.
The 1970 license tags will
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More slippery weather for
the area is predicted for Tues
day.
The forecast calls for rain
possibly mixed with snow by
late Tuesday. Skies will also be
increasingly cloudy and the
temperatures continued cold.
High tow Prec.
Wednesday .48 15 0.00
Thursday _ 51 14 0.00
Friday _ 49 30 0.00
Saturday 46 19 0.00
Sunday _ 37 21 4” snow
Monday _ . 43 29 0.00
SHOPPING DAY
TIL CHRISTMAS
“Merry Christmas”
WPNF To Broadcast Many
Special Holiday Programs
Musical Christmas greetings
from Brevard area merchants
will be broadcast over WPNF
both Wednesday and Christmas
Day.
Many merchants will take the
opportunity to greet their
friends and customers via radio,
and send out the joyous sounds
of favorite Christmas music
throughout the two days.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
and Home hour is as follows:
Wednesday, home agent; Thurs
day, station program: Friday,
U. S. Forest Service, Dan Hile:
Monday, county extension chair
man., Jim Davis; Tuesday, N. C.
Forest Service, Clark Grissom:
Wednesday. home agent, Miss
Jean Childers.
Speaking this week on Morn
ing Devotions is Rev. Don Han
cock, pastor of Grace Baptist
church.
The Sunday morning church
service is being broadcast
through the remote facilities of
WPNF from Faith Assembly.
Rev. Donald Hicks is pastor.