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These Days Behind The News From Washington By John Chamberlain An industry absorbs infla tion, including the rising hourly cost of its wages, on ly through technological im provement. Thus oar Con gressmen, in throttling the high technological adventure of the 88T, may have fixed things so that our airlines win find themselves unable to absorb the inflation of the 1980s. We can be lulled by the fact that it all seems so very far in the future, but to the wary onlooker certain things are predictable. Our airlines are already saying they will have no choice save to buy the Brit ish - French version of the SST, the Concorde. This for eign - made plane, however, will only be about half of what Boeing expected of the SST, it won’t really do what is asked of it Meanwhile the news is that the Russians, with their particular version of the su personic passenger carrier, the TU-144, will be exceeding the speed of sound on the Moscow Calcutta run by next autumn. Luckily for us, the anti technological binge that we are now witnessing didn’t come in the late 50s and the early 60s, when the jet plane revolution was unfolding. By 1062 our airlines had com plete fleets of jets. They were so big and fast — in a word, so productive — that they allowed the airlines to absorb inflation for six hap py years. While prices were rising everywhere else (the Labor Department’s consum er price index jumped 30% between 1962 and 1970) do mestic airline fares decline by 4%. The recent fare in creases permitted by the Civil Aeronautics Board will only bring the fare index back to where it was in 1962. ^Vhat happened to mar the picture was that the airline in dustry, which was so well po sitioned in 1962 thanks to the new jet, ran out of its capacity to lower the price to its cue-, torawi! in 1968. Labor costs, which account for 45% of the total cost of running an air line, never seem to level off. The labor rates for 1971 are 11% higher than in 1970. There has been a 16% increase in landing fees. Meanwhile, the airlines have been saddled with the expense of introducing the new jumbo jet — the 747—in a period of declining air trav el. tit costs $40,000 to retain a pilot to handle a jumbo.) Last year seven out of our 12 ma jor airlines lost money. And of the five that remained in the black, only two — North west and Delta — made a rea sonable profit Nobody should cry over the position of the airlines, however, for by 1972 the in troductory expenses of the 747 will have been accounted for. Unlike the railroads, which have been consuming their own equipment without replacing it, the airlines have a magnificent capital plant. Their planes are, on the av erage, only three years old. In 1970 only two people were killed in scheduled air traf fic on U. S. runs. With the fare increases and an end to the depression that now seems to be on the verge of vanishing, the 747, which permits fewer flights, will come into its own as a money-maker. Vet it was only yesterday that our anti - technology people were claiming that the 747 was “too big.” (These same people would have been willing to settle long ago for the DC-6.) The 747 and other jets of like vintage should take us through the 70s. It is in the 80s that, the anti • tech nology binge could begin to do us in. Americans have been fooled into thinking that if they don’t do some thing, nobody else will do it. They are like pennant win ners who have lost their hung er for victory. They don’t realize that other nations — Japan, West Germany—are still hungry. And they will be vastly surprised when the Russians begin more and more to appear with their commer cial planes at the big airports. Beyond Ms, when the Vov iets start to move by sea and air into the countries around the Indian Ocean, Americans will make up to a new fact: that the course of empire doesn’t have to run from east to west. It can also run from north t.o south, and on the wings of a Soviet Mach Three air fleet. (I 1 - Brevard College Marshals For 1971 Graduation Are Announced The Honors and Awards Com mittee, acting upon informa tion received from the Associ ate Registrar, have designated the following persons as mar shals for the 1971 - 72 academic year at Brevard College: Susan Jo Decker, Chief Margaret Lucinda Dees Charles Ray Rhinehart Keith Michael McGinnis Thomas Fain Taylor Celia Newton Tolar The following students are named alternates in the event that one of the above cannot serve: Carl Alan Smith Cathey Lynn Rhodarmer Student marshals are select ed on the basis of academic excellence, and a student must be in the top six of his fresh man class to qualify. As a mar shal. they will assist the col lege marshal, Chaplain C. Ed ward Roy, College Marshal, in conducting such events as com mencement and convocation programs. Sherwood Forest Craft Shop Opens May 15th For Season The Sherwood Forest Craft Shop opens for the 1971 season on Saturday, May 15th, at 10:00 a.m. Last year’s successful sea son encouraged everyone to produce new and attractive crafts this past winter, and the men have made improvements and extra display space in the shop itself. Besides this the work of new outside craftsmen has been brought in, and the result is a wide variety of unusually fine products to attract those look ing for the distinctive in gifts. Each member of the Craft Shop will be on hand on either Saturday or Sunday during shopping hours to greet new and old friends, and refresh ments will be served on both days. The shop is located in Sher wood Forest just 8% miles south on Hwy. 276—a new sign near the entrance points the way, and there is ample park ing space. Shopping hours this year are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday through Saturday — 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sundays. Closed all day Mondays. “Come and help us celebrate the start of our second year of offering for sale original crafts of the finest workmanship from the Sherwood Forest workshop, For Rubber Stamps Call The Transylvania Times “ 383-4250 DOUBLE <5CV u GREEN STAMPS WITH EVERY SHELL GAS FILL-UP AT MEADE FISHER’S i„B corner of Ecusta Road and the Asheville Highway at Pisgah Forest DIAL 883-9972 f BY ORIGINAL ARTISTS TAPES GUARANTEED AP TIRES *9.95 and encouraging local moun tain craftsmen by the display and sale of their products. Watch for further announce ments.” I THf MOM t HE AD Ml ANETARIUM : (. Hill N C > X H ' r. A V ' hl as : hCn\j.omy or AST =501 OGY O' AT IOIM FOR MAY DRACO (the Dragon) In the north between the Big Dipper and the bright star Vega. Even without optical aid Nu can be seen to be a double star. 1 The Morehead Planetarium gratefully ack^owljeqcs the generous rooperation of this newspaper in presenting th15 p'ogram listing Rabies Clinics Are Now Underway In Transylvania Beginning April 7th, and through May 29, 1971, every one in Transylvania County will be given an opportunity to contribute to a community effort with real public health importance. A series of Rabies Clinics will he held throughout the county for the vaccination of dogs against rabies, a danger ous disease of both man and animals transmitted through the bite of a “mad” animal. The saliva of an animal with rabies contains the virus which causes the disease and when the skin is broken by an animal bite, the saliva enters the body, which could be fatal. Fortunately, there is a treatment that will prevent rabies when a person has been bitten, if started promptly. But the best pro tcctjon lies in eliminating rabies and con trailing the spread of the disease. This is a must and can best Be obtained by having every dog over four months of age vaccinated. All a dog owner needs to do is to take his animal to one of the clinics and have it vaccinated. The Transylvania County Health Department urges the cooperation of all citiaeM during the vaccination drive. This is health insurance for the dog owner, his family, the community, and for the pet. The schedule of clinics is carried each week in The Times. When you think of prescrip tions, think of VARNEE’S. adv. We $oin Our YjeiqUori 5b, unncj NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK MAY 9th through MAY 15th In Paying Tribute To A Vital Institution! Plan To Attend The OPEN HOUSE At Transylvania Community Hospital FRIDAY, MAY 7th From 10:30-4:00 P. M. Refreshments Will Be Served By Members Of The Hospital Auxiliary Tours Will Be Conducted By Health Occupation Students The Public Is Cordially Invited THIS PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE IS CONTRIBUTED BY t Glin CORPORATION P1SGAH FOREST. N. C
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