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PAID AT BREVARD. N. C. ZIP CODE 2871Z
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1970
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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Review Is Made
Fund For Your Life
Top Story Here In ’69
By - Staff Writer
As 1969 draws to a close, the TIMES staff
again attempts to single out the 10 top news
stories of the year in Transylvania. To do this
to all our readers’ satisfaction, we know, is
impossible; for people differ widely in what
they consider important. But we have tried
to find common denominators wherever pos
sible.
The stories about the fund drive for a new
hospital, about the weather, about Brevard Col
lege and the county school system, we believe,
are important for all. We all need a good hos
pital at some time, we all experience the
weather; and improvements in our county edu
cational system, from elementary school through
Brevard College, are certainly things of much
importance to the present and future progress of
oar towns and the entire county.
We should like to note that the stories we
hdye selected are mostly those which were
written about several times in following up
news that progressed over some period of
time*:—like the new hospital “Fund For Your
Life’’' drive which w*» headlined or pictured
almost every week over a period of several
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months. Similarly the weather, highway work
' a®f' industrial
Thus we have
several most important news stories rather
than exciting, one-time, headlines.
We list the following stories, then, by sub
ject rather than as separate news stories. And
this hi perhaps another valid reason for their
selection; subjects which have had several head
lines "gte obviously of top community interest.
With this explanation, we list the top
stories of 1969—not necessarily in order of im
portance. That is for the reader to decide for
him&elf:
NEW HOSPITAL DRIVE
There's little else to be said for this story
except that it is fantastic—almost unbeliev
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Tabulation January 13th
Chamber Of Commerce
Now Electing Directors
The membership of the
Breyard Chamber of Com
merce is arged to vote for
bow directors prior to the
meeting «t January 13th in
the library.
According to Bon Patter
son. the president, i 45-man
board will be elected at that
time when the ballots win he
Officers for the New Year
will be elected at * can i
ing on the following
day night from the newly
elected board.
The year 1970 promises to
be a busy one for the Bre
vard Chamber of Commerce,
and President Lineberger
urges the members to select
persons who are vitally inter
ested in the community prog
ress.
The membership of the
Brevard Chamber of Com
merce totals 927 persons, rep
resenting practically all busi
nesses and industries.
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Earl Norton To Be Installed
As Worshipful Master, Masons
Earl G. Norton, Senior Op
erator, Finishing area at Bre
vard Du Pont Plant, will be in
stilled Worshipful Master of
Dunn's Rock Masonic lodge in
the Temple on East Main ttreet
ILLEGAL STILL DESTOYED — Transyl
vania County Sheriff’s deputies and ABC officers
discovered and destroyed this 60-gallon, steamer
moonshine still in the Gloucester section near the
Silversteen School on Friday, Dec. 19th. No opera
tors were apprehended ^although some 300 gallons
of mash Tfcras caipt'ured. The still, capable of mak
ing from 36 to 50 gallons of illegal whisky a
week, had evidently been in operation about a
year according to Sheriff’s deputies. Shown, left
to right, are: Transylvania Deputy Sheriffs Ed
Owen, John W. Hooper and Boyce Galloway. On
the extreme right is ABC Officer Luther Ander
son. (Times Staff Photo).
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By FRED REITER
The weatherman’s long-range
forecast for the North Carolina
mountains calls for tempera
tures to average near normal,
with daytime highs in the
middle 40s and lows early in
the morning averaging from the
middle 20s to the mid-30s. It
should be rather mild through
the week, possibly turning cool
er near the end of the week.
Precipitation will total at
least three-quarters of an inch
to one inch or more, occurring
as rain during the middle of the
week, and rain, possibly snow,
again by the weekend.
Temperatures the past week
averaged out at 44 and 23, with
another 4.5 inches of snow fall
ing on’ Christmas day.
Weather data for the week
was a follows:
Tuesday ...38 18 0.00
Wednesday_ 40 21 0.00
Thursday 34 28 4.5”
Saturday _ 43 12 0.00
Sunday ____ 52 22 0.00
Monday 57 34 0.00
High Low Prec.
Friday
snow
46 27 0.00
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1970 Contest
Many Prizes Are Offered
To First Baby And Parents
The Transylvania Times and
WPNF, in cooperation with
several local merchants, are
conducting a “First Baby Con
test of 1970”.
Rules for the contests and
complete details are carried in
a special message on page
eight, section three.
The prizes and the donors
are as follows:
$5.00 Dry cleaning—Cardinal
Cleaners
One pair of “Step Master”
baby shoes—Trantham’s
A year’s subscription—Tran
sylvania Times
Complete baby formula feed
ing kit—Morris Pharmacy
Century baby carrier—Hous
ton Furniture Company
Two passes—Co-ed & Brevard
Drive-In Theatres
20 Gallons of Texaco gaso
line—Lyda McCrary Motors
One case of Gerber’s baby
food—Community Cash
A baby swing—Rice furniture
company
A baby Carryall — Varner’s
drug store
A sweater set—United 5c &
10c store
Look Inside...
Babson’s Business Review
and Forecast, front page of the
second section
Pictorial feature on Brevard
Rescue squad, front page of the
third section
News of and for the women,
page six, second section, and
page six, third section
Sports, page four, second sec
tion, page four, third section,
and page four, first section
Baby Derby, page eight of
the third section
“Where do we go from
here?” page two, second section
Editor’s Corner, page five,
first section
Classifieds, page two, first
section.
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Roger Babson
Forecast Is
Carried Today
The Transylvania Times is
publishing Roger Babson’s Bus
iness and Financial Forecast
for 1970 this week. You will
find it on the first page of the
second section.
We call your attention to this
feature because 1970 will be a
year of many changes.
This Babson Forecast con
tains predictions covering such
important subjects as:
A tortuous path to peace in
Vietnam and throughout the
world.
Inflation - public enemy num
ber one
Still higher prices
Continuation of the down
ward trend in industrial ac
tivity
Building and construction to
show less vigor
Increase in unemployment
A look at money, interest
and stocks.
At $120 Per Capita
Cost Of Local Government Said Low
spent in each area, per resi
dent, for schools, roads, police
and fire protection, health, wel
fare, housing, sanitation, gen
eral administration and the
many other functions perform
ed.
In Transylvania County,
the figures show, the cost of
such services amounted to
$120 In the year for every
man, woman and child in the
county.
The comparable cost, in other
parts of the country, was $299
H per capita and, in the State of
North Carolina, $207.
Nationally, the outlay for
these local level operations
came to $$$.5 billion In the
year, as against $$9.8 billion
in 1M2.
Hie -rising cost of govern
ment has been a problem in
almost every locality, with pub
lic payrolls, the price of ma
terials, the demand for ser
vices and the cost of borrow
ing all moving upward.
In an effort to meet these
rising expenses, most com
munities have had to turn
to bigger taxes, special fees
and a variety of miscellane
ous charges and tolls.
For Tansylvania County, the
report shows that general rev
enue in the year came to $132
per capita as compared with
the $120 per capita for ex
penditures.
Of the revenue, $59 came
from local taxes, fees and
charges and the rest from
state and Federal payments.
Many governments have
found it necessary to go into
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One Day Holiday
New Year’s Will Be
Quiet, Stores Close
A quiet New Year’s observance is expect
ed in Brevard and Transylvania county.
Several parties and dances are scheduled
by various organizations, and some churches will
have New Year’s Eve Watch programs.
There will be a dance at the Brevard
Elks lodge, and a New Year’s Ball is planned
at the Glen Cannon Country club.
Most of the stores in Brevard will be closed
for the day on Thursday.
Schools will reopen ne*t Modav morning,
and students at Brevard college will return on
January 19th.
There are man" New Year’s greetings in
this week’s Times, which is being published on
Tuesday in order that subscribers will have their
papers prior to the holiday.
While The Times will be closed on Thurs
day, the staff wil' rover regular news sources
and local news will be reported over WPNF at
6:00 o’clock that evening.
Persons with special items should call
883-3511.
Town and conntv offices will be closed
on Thursday as will the Brevard post office.
Postmaster Charlie Patton says there will
be no delivery of rural or citv mail. Special de
livery services wil] be provided.
The banks in the cpmmunity will be
clnSPfl fm* Npw nn Tliiivcrlav
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New License Tags Will Go
On Sale Here This Friday
The new 1970 automobile
and truck license tags will go
on sale here and across North
Carolina on Friday, January
2nd.
Applications went in the
mails earlier in December.
Motorists w"l »>■> paying
more for their IfTO plates
than they have been paying
in the past. The registration
fees were increased about
25% bv the 1969 Legis
lature. This does not apply to
North Carolina’s amputee war
veterans and those war vet
erans having a 100% dis
ability rating by the Veterans
Administration. They will get
their tags free!
The new reflectorized red
and white plates will go on sale
throughout the State on Janu
ary 2nd. The 1969 plates expire
December 31«t and their use
bevond that date is permissible
onlv if they are duly registered
by the Department to the ve
hide on which display is made.
Owners who have their vehicles
properlv registered by the De
partment have until February
16th to obtain new plates.
Surrounding area residents
mav obtain plates at 26 West
Jordan Street, Brevard.
Office hours will be from
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday
Friday; Saturday 9 - 12.
The local license a cent, Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Norwood,
points out that “to renew a
plate you must have a re
newal card” and cautions
against the misplacing of it
when it is received. They also
ask you to open the envelope,
read the instructions and
complete the application ac
cording to instructions before
presenting it for a new plate.
This will expedite issuance
and keep lines from forming.
The Department of Motor Ve
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Mallory To Talk
"Youth Unlimited" Will Be
Organized Here Sunday Night
There will be a meeting of
the youth in Transylvania
County on Sunday January 4th
at 6:00 p. m. at the Fellowship
Hall of the First Baptist church
in Brevard.
This is a meeting of the
church youth groups and others
who are in junior or senior
high school.
The purpose is to unite the
different groups into one cen
tral body.
All interested youth are ask
ed to bring a bag supper to
the meeting. Drinks and des
sert will be proyided.
The program will begin at
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