A FROM THE EDITOR'S CORNER ar EDITOR JOHN ANDERSON In tbe Mail bag ... To tbe Editor: Thoughts at Sunrise Have yon ever seen Brevard real early in the morning? Before the sun rises. Tbe sky is getting rosy, there is a still ness, as if the whole world is holding its breath. Even down town there is that quiet ness. A lone car takes its owner to the early shift, the bread truck delivers bread to the Supermarket, the mail truck collects mall from the boxes. The birds are singing their morning praises, calling happily to each other. They do Ignore the bread in my bird feeder, laugh at me most likely, thinking “Who needs your bread when there are so many luscious berries and greens around? That’s all right in winter time, but not now.” The mountains stand there as beautiful as ever, with the rosy sky as their background, silent sentries, ever watchful, ever breathtakingly beautiful, pointing towards heaven, to their Creator, silent witnesses of His power and rulership. I do stand on my deck, drinking it all in, praising the Creator of all this beauty, standing in silent worship of such overpowering witnesses. I feel like crying for Joy, like shouting Hallelujahs and join ing in the songs of the birds. Amen! —Regina Berk If number and size mean any thing, Davidsoit College will have a fine football team this fait. During the past few davs, the team has been in ft practice en campment at Camp Carolina, and Sunday, they came to the First United Methodist church in a body. ■ We. were impressed with them. They Were extremelj mannerly, and there wflsh’t a “hippie* In the lot. If you ash us, each looked like the “All American Young Man”. We reiterate: We were im pressed! It seems that Keystone Camp’s zoo is overflowing. Bill and Sue Ives became con cerned that their campers did not know ranch about do mestic animals. This was fur ther evident when the First Baptist Kindergarten visited in the spring. After looking under a hen on her nest and finding a nice, new egg, little Leslie Ann Varner ran wide eyed to her teacher, Barbara Smart, and exclaimed that it was just like the real eggs that they made in the grocery store. So now, besides the usual horses, Keystotte has cows, sheep and several varieties of ducks, geese and chickens. Bill was telling us that this year the campers incubated chicken, guinea, geese and duck eggs; and by the end of the summer they had created three pens full of God’s creatures. They managed to rell a few* but now tbe feed bills are stacking up as they search for homes—how about a duck for your pond? Borrowed . . . The Paris Peace talks: A puzzle with the peace miss ing ... —☆— Postage rates have gone up again, and it now takes 6c to put your 2c worth on a penny post card. — ☆ — The champion optimist in the world is the lady in your audience who starts putting on her shoes when the speak er says, “And now, in con clusion, . . —☆— Nobody is sicker than the fellow who is sick on his day off. — ☆ — Some weekend guests I view in sorrow; here today and here tomorrow. Joke of the week . . . The baseball season was just about over and the team was firmly entrenched in last place when the manager decided to let a rookie pitcher get a little major league experience. The rookie, who had more deter mination than skill, was in deep trouble before long, and finally the manager walked out to the mound and said, “Son, I think you’ve had enough for to day.” “But I struck out this guy the la t time he was up,” the young hurler protested -’iolent 'y. “1 know,” snapped the man ager, as he waved another pli^h er in from the bullpen, “but this is the same inning!” And we Also like . . . “This is Where your heart is,” said the teacher, point ing to her chest. “Mine is where I sit down,” a little boy called from the back of the class. “Whatever gave you that idea?” the startled teacher asked. “Well,” the youngster ex plained, “every time I do something good, nty grand ma pats me there and says, “Bless your little heart?” ABC Store Sales, Profits Increasing of going to neighboring towns and cities. The books are audited semi-annually by Weaver and Shaver, Certified Public Account ants, of Aaheville, and the above figures were taken from the official audits. John I. Anderson, Jr., chairman, Mark Os borne, vice-chairman, and C. Few Lyda, secre tary-treasurer. The store is operated by Robert N. Hill, supervisor, Fred Arnette, manage]*, and Mar shall Messer, assistant-manager. The board members and key store personnel have remain ed the same since the board was first appointed in July, 1967. (Continued from Page One) Eye Screening Van (Cobtinued from Page One) aminations, 6 were referred for orthopedic evaluation, 1 child for respiratory condition, 3 for complete physical examinations, 2 for hearing evaluation, 3 for speech difficulties, and 2 for possible anemia. This program is provided bar the WNC Lions, Inc., Dis trict 31 A, as a free service, and is designed to screen out such conditions as “Lazy Eye”, “Weak Eye”, and “Con fused Eye”, which are often unnoticed, but may seriously handicap a child. North Caro lina is the only state in which such a service is provided. When needed, transportation was furnished to the clinic by Lions of the two Clubs. The Brevard add Pisgah Forest Lions appreciate all ef forts of the Lions and Lion, esses pertafciing to die screen ing of these children, and would like to personally thank the nurses who gave of their tittle ahd services. imERS"”EDITOR^ Mr. John I. Anderson Transylvania Times Office North Broad Street Brevard, N. C. i' Dear Mr. Anderson, When I was X I ell as UlUUgii X rtno beljly an example of. After being prisoned the last couple of montna, mV feelings toward law enforcement agencies has changed Considerably. In fact my reason for writing is to ' g sheriff's department and i department for doing their „ ~__ of * fclose feel that it's time evard and neigh vake up and . Drugs are be 9 (Editor’s Note: Letter* most be brief, signed, typed er writ tea legibly on one iMe of pa per. We reserve the right to re ject. edit, or condense. Letters should be received by The Timet ■ tmuuia dc reccj by Monday an detrimental to your health, but also to your character. The latter, which I’ve experienced. Before the time of my incarceration I had never experi enced with any type of the to called “hard drugs”. However I realize that if I had been left on the streets, I might have gotten my chance. This, I never wanted, but no one can pre dict the future. I feel that by my being here, my life mi£ht have been possibly saved. I hope that other young people feel the way that I do. Being im prisoned isn’t the best thing that could happen to you arid it certain ly isn’t enjoyable. Upon the time that I am released, I plan to join some type of drug abuse program and offer my assistance in anyway I can to further the prevention of drug abuse. Sincerely, Michael L. Edwards Brevard Personals In honor of Stanley Home Products, Inc., 40th Anniversary Mrs. Sue Taylor held a party at her home last Monday night Some 40 hostesses attended. Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Franks of Raleigh announce the birth of a ion James Wciley.Mr.and Mrs. James D. Franks and Mr. and Mrs. John W. Dale of Bre vard are the grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mac Gruer of Pittsfield, Mass., are spending the week as guests of Mr. and Mrs. George L. Cum mings of Slick Rock Mountain, Erevard and Casey Key, Fla. Mr. and Mrs, Joe B. Ferguson and Steve Ferguson of Pisgah Forest, Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Fergu.-on of Williamsburg, Ky., and guest of the family, Chris Clark, graduate of Brevard Col lege, of Candler, have just re turned from a week at Laguna Beach, Panahia City, Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fergu son were also celebrating their first anniversary while vacation ing with the family. They at tend Cumberland College at Williamsburg, Ky. Steve Ferguson will be leav ing for Graduate School at Ap palachian State, Boone, this fall. He has been living in Bre vard since his return from the Air Force and whtfe in Brevard was employed at Glen Cannon Country Club. Proposal Turned Down Public Hearing Held On Re-Zoning Of Property Adjacent To Airport A proposal to re-zone the area around Brevard’s present air-trip to allow enlargement and improvement of that fa cility was turned down by the Brevard Planning Board after a public hearing in the court house here Tuesday night. With some 150 interested and concerned Transylvanians in at tendance at the hearing, the Planning Board listened to the pros and cons of the plan of John F. Ritter to lengthen and black top the present airstrip and build additional hangers there. The improvements could only be made if the property surrounding the airstrip, humorously referred to as ‘‘Brevard International Air port”, was re-zoned from its present R-2 residential zoning status to that of F-l, or flood plane agricultural district. Several spoke in favor of the re-zoning, while many spoke in opposition, citing increased noise from more and larger air craft, a drop in real estate values of property in the vi cinity, and the safety factor in volving the airstrip’s close prox imity to Brevard High School as reasons for keeping the prop erty under its present R-l status which will not permit any im St. Philip's To Hold School Of Religion Wednesday Nights A School of Religion will be concluded at £t. Philip's Epis copal church on Wednesday nights in the Parish House, be ginning September 1st. Classes will begin at 7:30 o’clock in the evening and will last one and % hours. There will be ten classes. There sessions will be for adults only, and will be taught by the Rector, Rev. Phillip Thomas. “The study of the life, doc trine and discipline of the church is fascinating, and it is absolutely essential for a clear perspective of our personal re lationship with Christianity. Registration for clashes and bocks will be at the first ses sion,” church leaders say. provement or enlargement to the airstrip. After the public hearing was concluded at approxi mately 9:00 p.m., tjhe Plan ning Board met and voted unanimously to leave the property under its present R-l zoning status, and to recommended to the Brevard Board of Aldermen that no changes in the area’s present residential zoning be made. William Leonard, chairman of the Planning Board, presided over the hearing, and also the Board’s meeting afterward, which W'as adjourned at 10:00 p.m. Labor Day (Continued From Page One) which is one of the most dangerous periods on the streets and high'.,ays. The Brevard high school band will travel t