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EDITOR JOHN ANDERSON
We thank Jim Hay of 106
Pine street for an interesting
copy of the newspaper from
Brevard County, Florida.
It contains a pictorial story
comparing Brevard, N. C.
with Brevard, Florida.
Written by Marian Van
Atta, the article says that the
two are much alike.
A sub head says: "Instead
of being famous for lofting
missiles skyward, Brevard,
N. C., boasts of its scenic
waterfalls. An estimated SO
Brevard, Florida, families
have summer homes in the
Carolina town”.
Well go more Into details
next week.
Another interesting article
that was brought to us recently
was the current issue of The
Holiday Inn Magazine for
Travelers,
Dr. John Eastes picked it up
on a recent vacation, and it con
tains a pictorial story, “Look
Out For White Squirrels!”
Written by Bill Thomas, the
story says that white squirrels
are the trademark for Olneyi
Illinois. They are pictured on
the shoulder patches of the po
licemen and the firemen there.
We’re going to take exception
to that claim, and let them know
that Brevard, North Carolina, is
also the home of white squir
rels.
They say that Olney is the
home of the famed white squir
rels.
Why we can even stand in
front of our offices and take
pictures of white squirrels play
ing on the court house lawn
from time to time!
DISCOURAGED?—Have you
heard it before? There was a
man who failed in business in
*31; was defeated for the legis
lature in ’32; failed again in
business in ’34; lost his sweet
heart by death in '35; had a
nervous breakdown in ’36; was
defeated again for election in
’40. Lost a congressional elec
tion in ’43; same in ’46; again
in ’48.
Lost a senate race in ’58. No
doubt he was discouraged, but
he kept on trying. The moral of
our little story is that the way to
win is to keep on trying. The
man we are talking about is
Abraham Lincoln. Heard of
him?
We recently heard the 90
voice Youth choir from the
First Baptist church in Hender
sonville sing at the North Caro
lina Press meeting in Asheville
and we were impressed.
But Hendersonville has noth
ing on Brevard.
Sunday night the First Bap
tist Church Youth Choir here
sang “Tell It Like It Is” to an
overflow audience. Chairs were
brought in; people stood at the
back; and there were even
listeners outside.
The crowd was estimated at
over 1,100. We have heard the
suggestion that the choir give
the concert in the Brevard high
school stadium.
We second the motion!
Borrowed . .
There are times when it is
somewhat difficult to refrain
from wondering if our nation
al bird shouldn’t be the cuckoo
instead of the eagle.
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It’s the way you show up at
the showdown that counts.
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Never contradict your wife.
It's only your word against
DID YOU KNOW?
Of all the teenagers in the world, the Americans (23 million of
them) are the most powerful. Reason: they have a fantastic pur
chasing power of $15 billion per year on their own and a direct in
fluence in spending an additional $35 billion of family funds.
1— Teenage boys—only 12 per cent of the male population, buy
more than 40 per cent of all male sportswear.
2— Teenage girls—11 per cent of the female population, buy
20 per cent of all women’s apparel.
3— Teenage girls account for 30 per cent of all cosmetic pur
chases, 25 per cent of all greeting cards, 50 per cent of all
record albums.
4— About 13 million teenagers play at least one musical instru
ment, 16 mimon own at least one camera, 19 million read
one to five boohs (not textbooks) a month.
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5— Teenagers own 1 million TV sets, 100 million record players,
20 million radios, and one of every ten automobiles.
Who spends the rest — the adults
of course.
Mr. Merchant: If you want to reach the Teenagers in Transyl
a, advertise each evening during WPNPs Record Party. That’s
i 7:05 until 10:00 o’clock each night over
thousands of hers.
Joke of the week . . .
There was a long line wait
ing in the early morning in
front of a clothing store that
advertised a special sale. A
man walked to the front of the
line. The people grabbed him
and pushed him back to the
end of the line. Once more he
headed for the front of the line
and they kicked him and push
ed him into the gutter. Finally
he got up, brushed himself off,
and said to a man at the end of
the line: “If they do that once
more — I’m not opening the
store.”
And we also like . . .
A drunk at, a cocktail par
ty says to a beautiful girl:
“I’ll let you kiss me if you
can tell what I’ve got in my
hand.”
“A 500-pound canary,” she
answers.
“That’s close enough,” says
the drunk.
Miss Marie Strasser Presented
"Distinguised Service Award"
Miss Marie Strasser, chair
man of the Transylvania Coun
ty Tuberculosis and Respira
tory Disease Committee, was
presented with a distinguished
service award August 18th at
the Western N. C. Sanatorium
in Black Mountain.
The occasion was the an
nual picnic for the WNC Tuber
culosis and RD Association and
Sanatorium employees. The
presentation of the award to
Miss Strasser was made by
James E. Sims, public relations
director of the state association.
Miss Strasser was honored
for 16 years of outstanding ser
vice to the association in its
efforts to eradicate tuberculos
is and to control other respira
tory diseases, as well as the
elimination of cigarette smok
ing and the conservation of
clean air.
For many years, Miss Strasser
has organized the Christmas
Seal stuffing parties in Brevard
each fall, has tended to many
services for patients from Tran
sylvania County and was on
the steering committee to help
organize the present district as
sociation of 22 western coun
ties.
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Brevard
Personals
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Mr. and Mrs. Jack Merrell
and sons, John and Jay, of St.
Louis, Missouri, have been visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Merrell,
Mrs. Yancy McCrary and Mrs.
Harold Severs.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ashley,
of Rochester, New York, and
Mr. and Mrs. David Ashley and
children, Loraine and Merrell,
of Saugus, California are guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Merrell.
Mr. David Ashley is with Du
Pont in Burbank, California.
Visiting Mrs. Lillian P. Mer
rill, of Green Acres, was Mrs.
Elizabeth P. Hendricks, of High
Point, sister of Mrs. Merrill.
Also, visiting Mrs. Merrill was
Mr. and Mrs. Don Bennett and
Missy, of Danville, Illinois.
Dr. and Mrs. Milton V. Mas
sey announce the adoption of a
daughter, Mary Elizabeth, on
August 16th, 1971.
Paul Georges and sister from
Daytona Beach, Fla., are spend
ing two weeks stopping at the
Colonial Inn Apt. No. 6 facing
Franklin street. Mr. Georges is
a former resident of Brevard
and he would like to see any of
his friends who have time to
drop by his apartment.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Harper
have returned from spending 4
days in Nassau, Bahamas.
Dwayne and Darren visited with
their grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Spencer Hammill of East
Main Street.
Blantyre News
Reported Today
By - Mrs. Ada Reed
BLANTYRE —Weaver Brown
of this section died Saturday
night after a long illness. We
extend our deep sympathy to
all members of his family.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Reed
and Jimmy Oglesby of Char
leston visited relatives in Blan
tyre recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cochran
and children visited his parents,
Jiff, and Mrs. Cochran.
jib:, and Mrs. Timothy Reed
of Charleston visited relatives
in Blantyre and then went on
to visit relatives in Tennessee.
Mr. and Mrs. George Merrill
of Etowah visited tbs data
Reed family Sunday.
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With The Sick
At Thu
Transylvania
Community Hospital
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The following persons were
reporter by the staff of the
Transylvania Community Hos
pital to be confined at noon on
Wednesday:
Mrs. Flora Cauble and baby
boy, Brevard
Mrs. Millie O’dell, Lake Toxa
way
Mrs. Minnie Raines, Rosman
Jack Hamilton, Pisgah Forest
Jim Morris, Brevard
David Sims, Pisgah Forest
Mrs. Ida Caldwell, Penrose
Miss Alice Hutchinson, Bre
vard
Homer Littleton, Horse Shoe
Mrs. Elsie McCall, Tuck
asege
Frank Parton, Pisgah Forest
Mrs. Olivia Sebastian, Cedar
Mountain.
Visitors are requested to ob
serve the following hours:
mornings 10:30 - 11:30; after
noons 2:30 - 4:00; evenings 7:00
8:30.
In 1970 the American Bible
Society produced on cassette
tapes for the blind the New
Testament in Today’s English
Version and the New Testa
ment and Psalms in the King
James Version.
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