FROM THE EDITOR'S CORNER
EDITOR JOHN ANDERSON
A car bn* clipped a power
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on cm nun sureet.
Naturally, we dressed
quickly and went to cover
the accident.
It was an eerie sight.
Then was darkness every
where except for the spark
ing, dangling wires above the
car and np and down the
street.
Bttt members of the Sher
iffs Department, reserve of
ficers and Patrolman Zeb
Hawes Were there telling the
crowd to stay back and not
get electrocuted.
It seemed like eternity,
but soon DUke Power com
pany crewmen were on the
scene and cut the power off.
In ahout an hour an half,
they had a new pole erected
and light restored In the East
Main, Park avenue sections.
They did a marvelous Job
and under such difficult cir
cumstances.
We told Patrolman 2eb
Hawes that we didn’t envy his
job.
He had just clocked the car
travelling at more than 100
miles per hour.
Actually, it is a miracle that
no one was kjjled in the acci
dent
It would have been a differ
ent story, though, if the car had
been meeting someone when it
went across East Main street
and struck the power pole on
the other side of the road.
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front looking over each new
issue a* M Anally come* from
the presses. We also Me
many places where every
thing isn’t quite the way We
wanted it
Take the story on page one
of Section Four this Wedk
about the three Brevard
youths being arrested for at
tempting to paw drags into
the County Jdil Window. We
had a photo of the tree 'to go
with the story.
But, as sometimes happens
with news photos, It Just
wouldn’t do. It was made
from the sidewalk beside the
jail end now, looking Imdk,
we realise it shodld have
been made from across ‘the
Street ' -f.
As printed out, we had a
tine picture of the tree the
story was about, but it was
just tree and nothing else.
Made into an engraving for
our letterpress, there would
have been too little detail to
have added anything to the
story. If we'd made it from
across the street, the tree
might have stood out from
the building and there’d have
been a photo without story
the way we wkulted it.
Sorry, but “You can’t Win
’em all.’’ .-; .
Medical science has changed
in recent years. At one time,
not too many yqa$s ago, doc-t
tors advised those having <n»l
rations to remain. in bed for
days or in some cases weeks,
before attempting to walk. To
day, they encourage their pa
tients to be up and walking as
quickly as possible, maybe even
'the 'day after the operation.
Young Kevin Norris, oldest
son Of Bill and Freddie, is a
recent case in point. The 'eleven
year old youngster had an
emergency appendectomy this
past Sunday' night, Valketf**
little bit oh Monday and Went
home from the hospital at noon
Tuesday, and is recovering
rapidly.
Kevin is to go by Dr. Aimes
Sanders’ office this coming
Saturday Fhere he will have
his stitches removed, less than
a week from the time of his
operation. Barring unforeseen
complications, he’ll probably
be ‘bade playing Little League
basebdll with the Colts witbih
three weeks.
The recuperative powers of
the young today are truly
amazing!
This all reminds us of a story
that we heard recently.
It seems that Grandma had
an emergency operation, and
the next day Grandpa went to
visit her in the hospital. He
was amazed to see her walking
down the hall, and quickly in
quired Of her doctor, “Is that
Grandma I see walking down
the hall?”
The doctor replied that it
was indeed Grandma, and went
on to explain that medical sci
ence today encourages patients
to be up and walking as quickly
as possible after an operation.
“But good grief man,” yelled
Grandpa, “Grandma ain’t walk
ed a step in five years!”
Sign over a dog in a pet
Shop window: Reduced Price!
Obedience school dropout.
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•The -year-old heard
bdby brother begin to cry.
He ran to the crib, pat the
pacifier In the baby’s mouth,
then told his mother, “He’s
all right Mother, I’ve got
him plugged In.”
Man with hand on TV knob,
to Wife: “Helen, do you
have anything to say before
the baseball season starts?”
We ran across some figures,
you might want to jot down.
Vacations and vacation travel
costs are on the rise.
It is reported that at the
present time the daily budget
for two people is $46.
The figure is broken down
as follows: $16 for meals and
snacks; $17 for lodging; $9.
for gas and oil; and $4 for
tips and miscellaneous.
Joke of the week . . .
There was a certain judge
sitting in a courtroom with
two lawyers, and one of the
lawyers got mad at the other
and suddenly turned upon him
and said, “Of all the unmitig
gated, consummate jack asses
that ever lived, you are the ab
solute limit!”
The judge, rapping heavily
with his gavel, cried: “Gentle
men, gentlemen! You forgot
that I am present.”
And we also like . . .
First Russian: “What was
the nationality of Adam and
Eve?”
Second Russian: “No doubt
about it. They were citizens
of the Soviet Union. They
had nothing to wear, nothing
to eat but an apple — and,
yet, they thought they were
living in paradise.”
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Among those attending Clem
son University graduation ex
ercises May 7th were Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest G. Gilstrap, of 107
Hilt street. Their son David
Gaines was commissioned 2nd
Lt. in the U. S. Army Medical
Service later in the afternoon.
He received his BB degree in
Pre-Medicine. David plans to
enter the University of Ala
bama Medical Center in Bir
mingham in September.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Gravely
spent the weekend in Green
ville, South Carolina, with Mr.
and Mrs. Richard A. Sheets
and attended Lee Road Metho
dist church, where their grand
son, Allen Sheets was present
ed his Eagle Scout award.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Saltz of
St. Petersburg, Florida, have
been visiting relatives in Bre
vard during the past week.
Some five million job open
ings are expected in the crafts
during the 1970’s, the Labor
Department reports. Some 85
percent of these openings will
occur among five occupation
al groups: construction crafts
men, mechanics and repair
men, foremen, metal - working
craftsmen, and printing crafts
men.
Brevard’s Proposed Budget
For New Year Is $544,061
(Continued From Page One)
new communications system.
Upon motion of Alderman
Melton, seconded by Alderman
Russell and unanimously pass
ed the Street and Sanitation
Budget was approved as pre
sented. Operating expenses
totaling $137,213.00.
Upon motion of Alderman
Russell, seconded by Aider
man Duckworth and unani
mously passed the Fire De
partment Budget was ap
proved as presented. Operat
ing expenses totaling $18,
745.68.
Upon motion of Alderman
Melton, seconded by Alderman
Russell and unanimously passed
the Water and Sewer Depart
ment was approved as present
ed. Operating expenses total
ing $126,897.00.
Upon motion of Alderman
Duckworth, seconded by
Alderman Melton and unani
mously passed the Debt Ser
vice Budget was approved as
presented. Operating ex
penses totaling $53,977.00.
Upon motion of Alderman
Duckworth, seconded by Aider
man Russell, Lucius B. Morgan
was suggested for City Man
ager, the motion was tabled
until the business meeting of
June 7, 1971.
Mrs. Armentrout made the
following statements to the
Board:
1. The proposed budget is
$49,261 greater than origi
nally approved for the Fis
cal Year 1970-71. An
amendment to our Fiscal
Year 1970-71 budget will
be requested in late June
increasing it considerably.
The actual increase for
1971-72 is therefore not as
great as $49,261.
2. A foot note on each de
partmental budget sheet
explains most of the in
crease. A 10% increase is
proposed for all hourly
wage employees and a 5 to
8% for all salaried em
ployees.
3. An additional police of
ficer is proposed. Since it
has proven to be almost
impossible to keep a full
complement of officers
employed at all times, past
vacancies have resulted in
prolonged and severe
working conditions on
those officers available.
The extra officer will ma
terially relieve this very
undesirable situation. It is
also believed at this time
that we tv ill be naable to
hnv police patrol cars from
the state as we have in the
past, therefore increasing
the price of cars more
than double.
4. A city manager’s salary
and travel expense is also
proposed over last year.
5. In conclusion, I offer this
budget as a realistic solu
tion to many, but not. all,
of our wage problems as
a practical program for
continuing essential City
services at an acceptable
level of effectiveness and
response to public needs.
Respectfully submitted,
Opal C. Armentrout
Acting City Manager
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