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★ Vol. 84—No. 18 BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1971 * SECTION THREE
Hints From The
County Extension
Chairman
By - JERRY PURSER
Community Development
Entries
May 15th is the deadline for
the entry forms for Communi
ty Development and Roadside
Judging. Those communities
that have entered both the
Community Development and
Roadside Judging Contests to
date are: Cathey’s Creek, Ce
dar Mountain, Lake Toxaway,
Little River, and Sapphire —
Whitewater.
Budding And Grafting
Anyone planning to do any
budding and grafting of orna
mentals or fruit trees should
pick up one of the keys of bud
ding and grafting at the Exten
sion Service Office. This key
tells you whether to graft or
bud, the time it should be
When yon think ot prescrip
tions. think of VARNER’S, ads.
BUILD or BUY
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$200.
Do-it-yourself
kits, movements,
moon di'ls,
finished clocks,
shipped promptly
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guarantee.
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done, and general remarks for
all ornamentals, fruit and nut
trees.
Non-Chemical Insect Control
Due to the recent publicity
against insecticides, we can ex
pect an increase in non-chemi
cal insect control methods
available to the public this
summer. The profits should
be good, it’s what the people
are asking for, but what about
the result — Many of the “con
trol” insects are bought in egg
cases or as young insects, very
few of which will live to
adults. If they do reach the
adult stage, or they are pur
chased as adults, they must be
released when their prey is
plentiful or they will either
leave the area or die of starva
tion.
Assuming all the factors are
right — adult insects, released
at the right time — they still
cannot be fenced into a specif
ic area, so who’s to say who
gets the benefit of them? Fur
ther, many of the insects
brought in as control agents
do not concentrate only on the
harmful insects they are meant
to kill. As for such methods of
non - chemical control as black
light traps, there’s no guaran
tee that they will not draw in
sects which are more attracted
to humans than to the traps.
We may find many disillusioned
people come fall.
Bloom Removal In
Strawberries
Strawberry plants usually
form fruit buds in the late sum
mer and early fall when the
night temperature drops to
50 °F. Plants set any time from
November to April will bloom
and bear fruit at the expense
of the newly set plant. This
means that while fruit is on
these young plants, they are
under extreme stress. They
may die during dry weather or
at best do not produce new
runner plants until the fruit
is removed or matured. Early
rooted runner plants (May or
June) produce about twice as
much fruit the following spring
as later rooted plants. By re
moving the bloom on newly set
plants early runner formation
is encouraged and the plant be
comes established earlier. Re
move blooms by pinching out
the entire flower cluster after
full bloom. Usually once over
is sufficient to give the newly
set plant an early growing ad
vantage with subsequent early
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| What Is National
Hospital Week?
May 9-15, 1971 has been designated Na
tional Hospital Week, an occasion recognized
by nearly all of the nation’s hospitals. This
year’s theme is “Your Hospital Cares — but
who loves a hospital?’’ This approach will be
used, throughout the year to emphasize that
hospitals care enough about people to know
they don’t want to be hospital patients.
i- The first time an attempt was made to tell
! people more about hospitals was 50 years ago on
f National Hospital Day. The “dav” was extend- i
| ed to a week in 1953, enabling hospitals to ex- |
pand their public information efforts within the !
community. {
National Hospital Week is celebrating dur
ing the week that includes May 12, the birth
date of Florence Nightingale, a pioneer in im
proving the hospital system. This year marks
the 150th anniversary of Florence Night
ingale’s birth.
The purpose of National Hospital Week is j
to inform the public about its hospitals and I
about health care in general. Hospitals partici- {
pate in various activities during !he annua] ob- \
seryance, including displays of info-matonal ma- |
terial, recognition of employee accomplishments. |
and community orientation regarding hospital I
services. Often, several hospitals cooperate to f
inform the public about health care in the com- 1
munity.
The 1971 theme of “Your Hosnital Cares
—hut who loves a hospital?’’ will be used
throughout the year to help tell the hospital
story. The theme was selected to point out
that hospitals CARE about people even
though they realize most people would rather
stay away from hospitals. One of the theme’s
implications is that peoole certainly don’t love
being sick, but when they are, they begin to
appreciate the special services and facilities
which the hospital offers.
Revival Services Begin May 9
At Little River Baptist Church
Revival services will begin at
Little River Baptist church
May 9th at 7:30 p. m. and will
runner formation.
“Wonder Grass”
The key that could open the
way for more rapid expansion
of beef production in North
Carolina may be provided by
some remote region of faraway
Afghanistan or mysterious
Tibet. It isdn these seemingly
unlikely places, that N. C. State
University scientists have sought
a “wonder grass” that might be
better suited to the state’s
peculiar climate than anything
now being grown. The prime
candidate currently, according
to Dr. D. H. Timothy, is a tall
growing plant from Afghanis
tan called oriental pennisetum.
“Preliminary work with this
plant has been very encourag
ing,” the research scientist
said.
NOTICE
OF PUBLIC HEARING
TO CONSIDER
LEVY OF 1% LOCAL
GOVERNMENT SALES
TAX
NOTICE is hereby given that
the Board of Commissioners of
Transylvania County will hold
a public hearing to consider
the levy of a one per cent (1%)
local government sales tax at
the following time, date and
place:
7:30 o’clock P. M.
MAY 19, 1971
Superior Court Room
Courthouse
Brevard, North Carolina
All interested citizens have
the right to be heard and are
invited to attend and present
their views to the Board of
Commissioners as to whether
the proposed tax is wise or un
wise; whether the tax should
not be _ levied whether local
conditions require the imposi
tion of the tax; whether other
means of taxation available to
the county and municipalities
within the county would be
more equitable; or any other
reasons for or against the levy
of a one per cent (1%) local
government sales tax as an ad
ded source of revenue for Tran
sylvania Cbunty and the cities
and towns within the county.
(Published by order of the
Transylvania County Board of
Commissioners)
FRED H. ISRAEL
Clerk to the Board
5/6/ltc_
TRY THE TIMES
WANT ADS
continue each night through
the 14th.
Reverend Roy J. Smith, sec
retary of Town and Country
Department of Baptist State
Convention of North Carolina,
wiiriSfe visiting evangelist with
good Bible preaching.
There will be special music
by the church choir each night
with quartet, solos and Trio
singing during the week.
Everyone is invited to at
tend and hear this man of God
and his message.
A nursery will be provided
each night.
When in need of job printing,
call The Transylvania Times.
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BREVARD. N. C.
Mrs: del Valle
Is Practice
Teaching
Mrs. Sandra Singletary del
Valle of Rosman is one of the
approximately 260 undergradu
ates at the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro who has
been engaged in practice teach
ing this spring semester.
Mrs. del Valle, a holiday ma
jor, is teaching at Pinecrest
School in Moore County.
For the students, their eight
weeks of full-time student
teaching is the climax of their
undergraduate training at
UNC-G. They are fulfilling part
of their undergraduate require
ments by teaching in one of the
following counties: Guilford,
Alamance, Moore, Rockingham,
Forsyth, Randolph, Mecklen
burg, Surry, Cumberland, Wake,
Rowan, Yadkin, Cabarrus,
Union, Chatham and Davie.
Each student is assigned to a
cooperating teacher in one of
the school systems for the eight
weeks. Under supervision, they
conduct classes and administer
and grade tests.
Dr. Lois Edinger, associate
professor in the School of Edu
cation at UNC-G, is the Univer
sity’s coordinator of student
teachers.
Franks Appointed Principal Whitmire Rites
Garner Program For The Deaf Held Wednesday
J. Rodney Franks has been
appointed to the position of
Principal in charge of the Pre
school Program for Deaf Chil
dren at the Garner Road
Campus of the Governor More
head School in Raleigh. The
appointment of Mr. Franks was
announced by Ranee Hender
son, Superintendent of the
North Carolina School for the
Deaf in Morganton and R. M.
McAdams, Superintendent of
The Eastern School for the
Deaf in Wilson.
Mr. Franks is a native of
Brevard. After receiving his
B. A. Degree in Psychology
from Wake Forest University
in 1968, he attended Appalach
ian State University and com
pleted his M. A. Degree in Spe
cial Education.
Mr. Franks has served as
Audiometrist for the North
Carolina School for the Deaf
since August 1969. He and his
wife, Mai'y Dale Franks, pres
ently reside at 216 Avery Ave.,
Morganton, N. C. When he as
sumes his new duties, he and
his wife will move to Raleigh.
Mr. Franks is a member of
the Convention of American
Instructors of the Deaf, Con
ference of Executives of Ameri
can Schools for the Deaf, and
Wake Forest University Alumni
Association. He is an active
J. RODNEY FRANKS
member of our community. He
is presently serving as Secre
tary of the Morganton Jaycees,
and is a member of First Bap
tist Cnurch of Morganton.
Mr. Henderson, Superintend
ent of the North Carolina
School for the Deaf stated that
Rodney Franks has been a defi
nite asset to N. C'. S. D.; how
ever, it is felt he will be of
even greater value to the Deaf
Education Program of the
state in his new position.
Cecil Rhodes Whitmire, age
61, of Illahee road, died Monday
morning in a local hospital
after a short illness. He was a
lifelong resident of Transyl-.
vania County and a 32-year em
ployee of O^in Corporation. I
Surviving are the wife, Mrs.
Iva Sanders Whitmire of the
home; two daughters, Mrs. Rob
ert Delwiche of Hendersonville,
and Mrs. Lois W. Brown of Bre
vard; three sons, Spencer
Wayne of Avon Park, Fla.;
Joseph B. and Jerry L. Whit
mire of Brevard; two brothers,
Edwin of Brevard, and Erastus
Whitmire of Hendersonville;'
three sisters, Mrs. Walter Sand
ford of Enka, Mrs. Jessie Whit
mire or Zirconia, and Mrs.
Aldon Childress of Brevard;
and 9 grandchildren.
Graveside services were con
ducted Wednesday at Whitmire
cemetery at Quebec. Members
of Dunn’s Rock Masonic Lodge
#267 officiated. A memorial
service was held Wednesday at
Grace Baptist church with Rev.
B. W. Thomason and Rev. Afton
Linger officiating.
Moore Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
When you think of prescrip
tions, think of VARNER’S, adv.
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B DTA BROOM
From The Lion At Your Door!
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Members Of The Brevard Club
Will Be Holding Their Annual
Broom Sale
Thursday, Friday & Saturday
MAY 6th, 7th & 8th
STARTING AT 5 P. M.
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All Brooms Made By The Blind To Help The Blind
Your Purchase Will Greatly Aid The Lions'
Sight Conservation Program
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All Proceeds Are Used Here
In Transylvania County
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