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EDITOR JOHN ANDERSON
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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 ...
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Postage rates have gone
up again, and it now takes 6c
to put your 2c worth on a
penny post card.
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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, . .
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Nobody is sicker than the
fellow who is sick on his day
off.
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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.
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Eye Screening Van
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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.
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Dear Mr. Anderson,
When I was
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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
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feel that it's time
evard and neigh
vake up and
. Drugs are
be
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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
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which is one of the most
dangerous periods on the
streets and high'.,ays.
The Brevard high school
band will travel t<o Hender
sonville next Monday after
noon to participate in the big
Apple Festival parade.
When you think of prescrip
lions, think of VARNER’S, adv.
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With The Sick
At The
Transylvania
Community Hospital
The following persons were
reporter by the staff of the
Transylvania Community Hos
pital to be confined at noon on
Wedne:day:
Mrs. Flora Eolt, Pisgah For
est
Mrs. Carol Curley and baby
girl, Brevard
Mrs. Rebecca Hensley and
baby boy, Brevard
Mrs. Debba Hensley, Brevard
Jimmy Morris, Brevard
Euren Morgan, Brevard
Howard Volrath, Brevard
Eunyon Wil on, Henderson
vi'le
Mrs. Ida Caldwell, Penrose
Miss Alice Hutchinson, Bre
vard
Mrs. fcma Love, Borman
Mrs. Elsie McCall, Tuckase
ge<\ N. C'.
Mrs. Olivia Sebastian, Cedar
Mountain
Mrs. Eloise Sprouse, Brevard
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.
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