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TRAITSYLVANIA— The Land of Waterfalla, for Summer Camp*, Entrance 1 Mafafc National Poreet end Homo of Brevard College mA Brevard Muak Feitival _ LJ THE TRANSYLVANIA TIIi*ES A State And National Prize- Winning Home Town Newspaper ★ VoL 84—No. 17 atCOND CUM FOSTASI ram at mivaap, n. c. up copi ia?»t iy-'f . a » REPRODUCTION OP AH Rotter Herein la ed Without The lest Of The Owner. BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1971 ★ 30 P S TODAY ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY THE SIMS STUDENT UNION BUILDING - on the campus of Bre vard College will be dedicated at 5:00 o’clock Thursday afternoon, and the public is cordially invited to the ceremony on the second floor of the building. This modem structure was named on honor of Allen H. Sims, left, who is one of the most distinguished leaders of the College. Since 1961, he has been serving as chairman of the Board of Trustees. " Mr. Sima will also be honored at a dinner Thursday evening, when Trustees of the Institution will begin their Spring meeting that will con tinue through Friday noon. The new Sims Student center was built by Bryant Construction company of Brevard, and it has proven already to be a fine asset to the college. It was formally opened in January of this year. (Times Staff Photo) To Honor Chairman ' Public Invited To Dedication April 29th, will ft. Sins, Chairman of the B**rd of Trustees. High lighting the day will be the dedication of the new Sims Student Union Building de signed to serve as a center fpr - college activities. The -- fcdttillig features recreation dt and lounging facilities as weH as the College Post Of fice, Bookstore and Tornado Boo* (Snack Bar). Funds rthe building were raised the trustees of the college &a tribute to Mr. Sims, ird member since 19tS and chairman of the Board 1M1. Leading the Service of Dedi cation will be Dr. Robert A. Davis, President of the College and W. Bryan Moore, Vice Chairman of the Board. Mem bers of the Brevard community are invited to join .in Bus im portant occasion. iThe Service of Dedication, to which the public is moat cor dially invited, will be held on the second floor of the beauti ful new Sims Center Building. Mr. Sims will also be honored at a dinner on VlMuraday evening when the trustees and members of the town and college community |iV tribute to him for his aut leadership ever al Most three decades. The trustees will continue in business session through Fri day noon. Commenting on Mr. Sims’ contribution to the college, President Davis stated: "Much of the strength and excellence of Brevard College today is the result of Mr. Sims’ vision and leadership. His untiring efforts in behalf of the college have brought support from many other in dividuals and groups within the state. It is most fitting that this newest building on our campus bear his name.” Mr. Sims is Chairman of the 1,221 In Program This Is Occupational Education Week In County, Throughout State This is Occupational Educa tion Week in North Carolina and several events will high light the local observance, ac cording to 6. H. Farley, who is in charge of the program here at Brevard high school. Governor Bob Scott has call ed on citizens to focus attention On this important week. Here in Transylvania Occupa tional Education is also im portant to the school program. Mr. Farley reports that 1,221 students in Transylvania are enrolled in Occupational Edu ction courses. These courses are not only mportant to the students but iko to the businesses and in iustries where they may be em ployed. : -• A total of 51 Occupational the Transylvania County Board of education, will be one of a nandier of digni taries on band Sunday after noon for the dedication. Be Education courses is offered here at Brevard high school, while 15 are given at Rosman. Mr. Farley cites some im portant facts about Occupa tional Education: if The vocationally-trained per son during his working life Will realise a return of from $35,000 to $40,000 for every $1,000 invested in his voca tional education if The specialised training re quired for over 70% of to day’s jobs is not available in four-year, degree - granting institutions but must be ob tained at area vocational centers, technical institutes and community colleges it No college degree will be required for 8 out of 10 jobs in the present decade tr The National Advisory Council reports that some of the remedial vocational training programs cost as much as $12,000 for every man or woman placed in a job. This is' compared to an estimated figure of $1,000 tn $2,500 if a student were en rolled in a vocational pro gram included in a main stream secondary or post secondary school system Education return $8.00 $1.00 ‘ flU CD *xa WeatAer By FEED RE1TEK Area temperatures averaged 70 and 39 during the past week, with a high reading for the week of 77 on Monday and a low of 33 on Friday morning. The recent drought was at least partly broken. Seasonal weather is expected during the next few days, with highs in the 70s and lows iach morning in the low 40s. Weather data for the past week was as follows: High Low Free. Wednesday_ 72 46 0.24 Thursday _ 75 42 0.12 Friday —__ 46 33 1,23 Saturday_ 73 37 0.00 Sunday- 75 39 0.00 Monday . 77 37 0.00 Tuesday _ 72 41 0.00 ATTENTION Brevard and Rosman Voters Tuesday, May 4th Is Election Day Be Sure To Vote! -j»g-— Many Expected To Vote In Brevard Municipal Election Next Tuesday READ All About The CANDIDATES In The BREVARD Municipal Election The Incumbents Mayor Raymond F. Bennett — ☆ —* Aldermen W. M. Melton Charles L. Russell W. David Sams All on front page of the Fourth Section — ☆ — Charles H. Campbell For Mayor Page Four, First Section - TT — For Aldermen John Durrett Page Six, Fourth Section — ☆ — Grady I. Elliott, Sr. Page Four, Fourth Section ■ .— Gilbert Johnson Page Three, First Section — ☆ — Gaston Siniard Page Six, First Section Equalization Board Will Meet Monday The Board of Equalization and Review will meet next Mon day night to hear complaints from five townships. The meeting will be held in the Commissioners office here in the court house between the hours of 7:30 and 9:00 p.m. The townships are as follows: Dunn’s Rock Boyd Cathey’s Creek Brevard Inside Brevard Outside. Notice of the meeting is car ried on the front page of sec tion four. On Local Scene Enviromental Conditions Of The Area Studied By College Students What local industry and gov* ernmental organizations are do ing to monitor local environ mental conditions has been the concern of Brevard College chemistry students. The unit in cludes study of water and air pollution and the effects of pol lution on plant and animal life in the areas around Brevard. According to Mias Bobbie Jean Nicholson, chemistry teacher and Head of the Math and Science Division at the col lege, an impressive group of speakers have made the study particularly dramatic. Repre sentatives from Olin’s Environ Center, J. H. Jerry by industry to monitor air. U. & Forest Service's W lirsilftniaf ■ IfAswia *_ s. uroiogisif moms J«mv, con a tour of a tion in the forest and described the water monitoring system used in the Pisgah District. Mr. Jarret explained how bacteria count at public recreation areas like Sliding Rock is controlled. To explain and interpret U.S. and North Carolina laws on air pollution the state regional en gineer, Philip B. Wainwright, of the Air Pollution Control Di vision in Asheville was asked to speak. Professional ecologists yet to demonstrate monitoring meth ods are Michael Landis, Chem ist with N. C. Department of Air Resources, who will take lo cal air samples and run tests, and Dr. Charles Berry of the Southeastern Forestry Experi ment Station in Asheville, who will present slides showing the effect of air pollutants on local plant life. IN MAYOR’S RACE — Mayor Raymond F. Bennett, left, is being opposed in next Tuesday’s Municipal Election by Charlie H. Campbell, right. Mayor Bennett is completing six years of service, having been elected in 1965 when he defeated his opponent by a vote of more than two to one. He was unopposed in 1967 and 1969. This is Mr. Campbell’s first venture into politics, and a story on his qualifications is carried elsewhere in this sec tion of The Times. Candidates Listed Town Election Slated At Rosman Next Tuesday, 4th Rosman voters will elect a Mayor and a Board of Aider men in a Town Election next Tuesday, May 4th. Mrs. Edith C. Osborne is seeking re-election, and she is -being, opposed by Everett Mc Call. Running on the ticket with Mrs. Osborne are A. P. Bell, Jr„ Charles Moore and Verlon Wood. Mr. Bell and Mr. Moore are seeking re-election. Running on the ticket with Mr. McCall are John Jones, Jack Fisher and Boice White. Bessie Pangle is the Regis trar, according to Brenda L. Jamerson, clerk of the town, and Ernest Moore and Hubert Callahan are the judges. The polls will open at 6:30 a.m., next Tuesday, and they will close at 6:30 p.m. In Early Morning Hour» Five Young Men Arrested After College Dormitory Fired Upon Five local young men were arrested in the early hours of Wednesday morning near the Brevard College campus and charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling, according to Chief, of Police J. C. Rowe. The arrests were made by Officer Mike Bradley, who was parked near the campus and hearing the blast. He took a shotgun from the group that had been recently fired. In jail on a charge of dis charging a firearm into an oc cupied dwelling are Wayne Dennis McGee 19; Gary Lee Galloway, 19; Haywood Look Inside... Cedar Mountain, family has three sons in Air Force, front page of third section Screen News Digest feature on Cambodia, front page of sec tion four News of and for the women, page six, second section, and page six and seven, third sec tion Classifieds, pages two, three and four, fourth section Drug Abuse column, page five, third section Sports, page four, second sec tion, and page 2, first sec tion. Almar Farm column, page five, second section Editor’s Corner, page 8, first section. Brown, 20; Mark Allen Wood ruff, 16; and Ronnie Eugene Orr, 21. The incident occurred a little after 1:00 a.m. A little earlier, Officer Bradley had been called to the campus be cause of some kind of a dis turbance and he was keeping ♦.he area under surveillance when the building, Green Hall, a boys dormitory, was fired upon. The young men have been placed under a certified bond of $1,000. Mayor Bennett Aldermen Have Opposition A heavy vote is expected here in the Brevard Munici pal Election next Tuesday, May 4th. The polls will open at 6:30 a.m., and they will close at 6:30 p.m. Precinct No. 1 is located in the rear of the new Munici pal building, and Precinct No. 2 is looated in the American Legion Memorial Building. Persons who have voted in previous Town elections will be eligible to vote as will those who registered during the recent registration period for new voters and those who have moved from one pre cinct to another. In the election, voters will name a Mayor and three mem bers of the Board of Aider men. Mayor Raymond F. Ben nett is seeking re-election, along with the three aider men, W. M. Melton, Charles L. Russell and W. David Sams. Opposing Mayor Bennett is Charles H. Campbell, local businessman and accountant. Opposing the incumbent aldermen are: John M. Durrett Grady I. Elliott, Sr. Gilbert H. Johnson S. Gaston Sinlard. Throughout this issue of The Times are stories on all the candidates giving the background on each. Two of the aldermen of Brevard, W. W. Duckworth and Dwight Moffitt, have two more years to serve. The three aldermen who will be elected next Tuesday will serve for a four-year term. According to Mrs. Opal Armentrout, Town Clerk and Secretary, Board of Elections, there are approximately 2,150 registered voters in the Town of Brevard. Precinct officials are: No. 1 • Mrs. M. Marian Schlunz, Registrar; Ernest Smith and Ruth Johnstone, Judges No. 2 - Mrs. Reba Russell, Registrar; Winnefred Ream and Marie Brewer, Judges. Program Highlights WPNF Will Carry Complete Returns Next Tuesday Night Radio Station WPNF will carry the returns in the elec tions in Transylvania county next Tuesday night. Complete returns from Bre vard and Rosman will be heard during the evening, beginning at 7:00 o’clock. "While the returns are com ing in, easy listening music will be heard," says John I. Ander son, the Executive Director. Rebel 4M Hie Rebel 400 stock car race will be broadcast over WPNF this Sunday and will headline the weekend sports broadcasts over the local station. The Rebel 400 is broadcast all over the country by a spe cial network of stations, direct ly from the Darlington Interns tional Speedway at Darlington, S. C. Starting time will be announc ed over WPNF will in advance of the race. Other Programs The schedule for the Farm and Home hour is as follows: Thursday, Station Program; Friday, U. S. Forest Service, Dan Hile; Monday, County Ex tension Chairman Jerry Purser; Tuesday, N. C. Forest Service, Clark Grissom; Wednesday, Home Agent Miss Jean Chil ders. Speaking this week on Morn ing Devotions is Rev. Bill Adam*, pastor of Pisgah For est Baptist church. The Sunday morning church , ^ service will be broadcast through'the remote facilities of WPNF from the Brevard-David son River Presbyterian church during the month of May. Rev. Dan McCall is pastor.
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