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★ Vol. 84—No. 16 •*>» AT srevard.n. t BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1971
★ 30 PAGES TODAY *
A FOREST FIRE of undetermined origin ravaged some 60
acres on Burrell Mountain last Wednesday, seriously threatening the
Brevard watershed on King's Creek before it was finally brought
under control. Almost 70 fire fighters were called out to battle the
'blaze, including members of the U. S. Forest Service, Corpsmen
from Schenck Conservation Center, students from Brevard College,
plus members of the Brevard Volunteer Fire Department and the
Town of Brevard. In the photo at left, Ranger Dan Hile of the U. S.
Forest Service is shown directing overall ground and air operations
to bring the fire under control. Smoke from the destructive blaze
can be seen billowing up above his head. At right, a World War II
bomber based at Knoxville, Tennessee, dumps a 1,200 gallon load
of liquid chemicals on the heart of the blaze on Burrell Mountain.
The bomber made six or seven drops of the liquid, which greatly
assisted the ground fire fighting forces in bringing the blaze under
control. Smoke and flames from the blaze are clearly visible under
the aircraft. (Times Staff Photos)
HE EVIDENCE—Local
ent officers, 17 in num
>d a raid on a trailer
Creek last Friday night
i narcotic and drug
i well as many supplies
addicts. They arrested
11 young men, who will be given a
hearing here Thursday morning.
Conducting the raid were Chief of
Police J. C. Rowe, !left, and Sheriff
Milford Hubbard, sight
(Tiines Staff Photo)
Many T° Hefr
“Earth Day” Marks Cleanup
Day In County On Saturday
By - Cal Carpenter 1
of
Under the --
the Brevard Chamber of
merce, a long Bat of
add community groups
hundreds of people froi
dutfry busineao, Khoot
ifil?
Mias Linda Galloway,
«t Broward High
of Mr. and Mrs.
__lloway of Morgan
Street, will leave Sunday, April
a»th, for a tour of fee United
essaw ~ *
appointed Charles F. Himes and
Ferry Willis to- head the general
cleanup campaign. Himes and
Willis have, in turn, enlisted
the aid of a-long list of official
groups whoso people will make
this Barth Day the biggest
cleanup of roads and highways
the county has ever seen. The
C of C and the various groups
are also encouraging private
property owners to cleanup and
beautify their property on the
special day that is set aside to
beautify and improve the na
It Young Men Arrested In Drug Raid,
Judge Carnes To Hold Hearing Thursday
Friday Final
Registration,
Filing Date
In Brevard
Registration for new voters,
described as being heavy, hi
the Town of Brevard election
continues through April 23rd.
The following day is Chal
lenge day.
The deadline for filing in
the election is at 4:45 p.m.,
on (he 23rd, and to date some
six candidates have filed in
the Board of Alderman race.
Mayor Raymond F. Ben
nett is also seeking re-elec
tion on Tuesday, May 4th.
Incumbent aldermen who
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A BREVARD COLLEGE LAND
MARK, the old gymnasium, was the
victim of a fire of undetermined
origin in the early morning hours
last Thursday. The old gym, the
site in bygone days of numerous
triumphs on the hardwoods by the
Tornadoes, was moved across the
campus from its original site on
East French Broad Street several
years ago, and had been used as a
maintenance building and garage
for several college vehicles. As this
dramatic 'photo by Brevard College
student Kent Deardorff shows, the
building was a total loss, but much
of the equipment inside was sal
vaged by the quick, efficient action
of the firemen of the Brevard Volun
teer Fire Department. This fire was
just one of 12 that the busy local fire
men have been called on to battle
during the past nine days, and they
are certainly to be commended for
the outstanding job that they have
been doing during the current “fire
hazard season”.
Subjects Under
Surveillance
For Some Time
A major drug investigation
was climaxed here early last
Saturday morning with the
arrest of 11 young men in a
trailer near Lamb’s Creek
off the four-lane highway be*
tween Brevard and Pisgah
Forest.
Officers arrested 11 subjects
and charged them with posses
sion and sale of narcotic and
drug stimulants.
They were placed in the
Transylvania jail under a $1,500
certified bond.
A hearing will be held be
fore Judge Everett C.
Carnes, of Marion, at 9:30
a.m. on Thursday, April 22nd.
Brevard Chief of Police J. C.
Rowe and Sheriff Milford Hub
bard conducted the raid, which
began at 12:45 a.m. on April
17th.
Some 17 officers assisted
the chief and the sheriff.
They represented the Bre
vard Police department, the
Sheriffs department, the
State Bureau of Investiga
tion and the North Carolina
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Program Highlights
WPNF's "Weatherword" Sponsors
To Aid In Beautification Drive
wore of' WPNF - Radio’s
terword” broadcasts,
are board at 2? minutes
ach .hour, are donating
iroadcast time on Friday
sturday of this week to
urea listeners to take
I tbe "Clean-up Day” ac
hip ' Corp., Mims and Ly
and the Public Service
pany of N. C.
Other Programs
le schedule for the Farm
Home hour is as follows:
.Sfttr.,_Prosri
By FRED REITER
Tuesday’s rain was the first
recorded at Brevard since April
6th, but according to reports,
it was strictly a local rain
which did not cover surround
ing areas.
Temperatures for the week
averaged 75 and 37, which was
a bit higher than the seasonal
average for mid - April. High
est reading of the week was on
Sunday with a mark of S3 de
grees, while the low was Thurs
day with 26. - v
extended
At Atlantic Beach
Miss Austin Named President
Of State Tuberculosis Group\
A Transylvania County wo
man, Miss Jeanette Austin of
Brevard, has been elected pres
ident of the North Carolina
Tuberculosis and Respiratory
Disease Association at its 65th
annual meeting being held this
week at the John Yancey Mo
tor Hotel at Atlantic Beach.
Miss Austin, an active board
member for many years with
the Western North Carolina
TB • RD Association of Black
Mountain, has also worked for
many occasions on various com
mittees with the State Associa
tion.
She succeeded Robert F.
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