We eetagratulate the Brevard
Housing Authority on the an
nouncement that neatly two million
dollars have been granted Brevard
by the Federal government for 100
units of low-rent housing here.
This project has been in the mill
for some four years, and represents
a log of work by a lot of people.
Members of the local Authority
can pat themselves on the back on a
“job well done**.
We have observed their laboring,
and at times everything appeared all
in vain.
;
But the Chairman, Cecil J. Hill,
th* Eiecutivs Secretary, Charles
Dunlop, former Mayor Raymond F.
Bennett, the commissioners of tile
Housing Authority, the Town Board,
Mayor Charlie Campbell and others
never gave up.
The three subdivision* will Indeed
be an asset to the City of Brevard.
They will answer a great need.
Construction on them will give
employment to many.
More importantly, they will trans
form three unsightly areas in our
community. I
Again, congratulations to the Bre
vard Housing Authority.
An Imaginary Interview
Gerry Pratt, a West Coast news,
paper columnist, reports an imagi
nary interview with a imaginary old
man of the hind who ran businesses
in the days when there was far lees
government interference with the
individual and far more respect for
government leaders. The old man
reminded columnist Gerry Pratt
that, “There was time before you
were old enough to lick a stamp
when I could mail a letter to New
York for 2-cents and it cost me $10
to telephone there. Today, he says,
the postage is eight cents and the
telephone call is down to $1 after
six p.m. They are both utilities, the
post office and the telephone com
pany. One is run by the government
and the rate has gone up 400 per
cent. The other is private and the
cost has gone down about 900 per
cent.” The old man points out,
“ . . . the most inflationary cost in
this country today is the cost of gov
ernment.”
Mr. Pratt’s mythical old man al
so held strong views on the incon
sistency of government: "... gov
ernment sells the oil industry a bil
lion dollars worth of oil leases in
Alaska .... then comes along and
stalls for two years before it decides
you can build a pipeline to get out
the oil they sold you. They put $800
million into an SST then because it
wa sgoing to make as much noise
was going to make as much noise
lion not to finish the job.” There is
no end- to examples such as these,
and Mr. Pratt touches on only a
few. But they explain why respect
for government and confidence in
government is disappearing as rap
idly as the gold at Port Knox.
Electricity Is A Bargain
In case you wonder what it costs
to operate certain electrical appli
ances in your home, a fact sheet is
sued by an electric power company*
will prove interesting. The figures it
contains are based on averages. For
instance, an electric bed covering
costs .7 of a cent per day; an
electric blender costs .06 of a cent
per use; a can opener costs 1.5 cents
per year; a clothes dryer (five loads
a week) costs 3.2 cents per use; a
clothes washer (hot water not in
cluded) costs .3 of a cent per use.
To make coffee three times a day
takes $2.15 worth of electricity per
year; a freezer, $11 a year; a single
100-watt incandescent light bulb
burning five hours a day costs $1.65
a year and a 40-watt bulb, .84 cents.
One of the most expensive items is
color television which operated eight
hours a day draws $11.40 worth of
energy annually. A frost-free re
frigerator is even more expensive,
it runs to $27 a year. Items, such
as electric fans, fry pans and hair
dryers range from .09 of a cent to
.7 of a cent per hour. An electric
iron costa one cent an hour to op
erate.
Many will no doubt disagree with
these figures, but they were assembl
ed by a marketing development co
ordinator of an electric company
who also has a few words to say
about how much can be saved on the
average electric bill by a few simple
economies. He suggests setting back
the thermostat at night which may
mean a saving of six to seven per
cent. He suggests closing draperies
to cut down on excessive heat loss.
He recommends avoiding setting hot
water heater thermostats to above
160*. He warns against long pipes
as each 25 feet of pipe wastes one
gallon per drawing of hot water.
Leaky faucets, even a very small
leak, is equivalent to adding one
person to the family. In addition
helpful information, the fact sheet
prepared by this power company
shows that it would be hard to find
a bigger bargain than electricity;
*The Washington Water Power Company
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I have much concern about
any bill which takes from any
segment of the American peo
ple their freedom. Freedbm, in
my Judgment is the greatest
blessing which any people can
enjoy on this earth. Moreover,
I do not think you ought to
take away freedom from some
individuals on the theory that
by robbing them you will pro
mote the interest of others.
That is the exact nature f*
the challenge which we face in
this country as the Senate con
siders g. 2815, a bill which pro
posed that the Equal Employ
ment Opportunities Commis
sion shall have the power to
control the hiring, the promo
tion, and the firing practices of
every employer in this country
who has as many as eight em
ployees. Those who propose
this legislation profess that
their intentions stem from the
purest motives to insure that
every individual shall be chos
en for employment without a
scintilla of discrimination. Such
laudable motives ignore the
reality that the choosing of an
employee involves a judgment
and I fail to see that a govern
ment judgment sterna from any
better motives than a private
one.
It is ironic too that in the
obsession which always sur
rounds bills which embody the
concept of “equality” that there
is much contempt for individual
judgments which may not be
sanctioned by the state. There
is always present too in this
process the insatiable thirst
for new Federal power. It is
said that the EEOC, which
came into being under the Civ
il Rights Act of 1964s needs
expanded authority to assure
equal employment opportunity.
Sq the advocates of S. 2515 seek,
to extend Federal controls to
include the hiring practices of
Governors, county commission
ers, mayors, church boards, and
businesses not heretofore cov
ered.
This bill prompts me to make
this observation. As one who
loves his country and freedom,
I am distressed as I go about
this land to find a growing con
tempt among the people in gen
eral for many of the activities
of government I think this con
tempt has arisen in large meas
ure by reason of the fact that
the Federal Government has
lost confidence in the people
and the people in torn have lost
confidence in that Government
I think this confidence gap has
grown because a Federal Gov
ernment now attempts to dic
tate to the people exactly how
they shall conduct their person
al affairs. Not only do we find
fills true in respect to employ
ment, but in respect to our
schools, our housing, and many
areas once considered to be sole
ly within tbe realm of the indi
vidual. As a consequence, the
people have grown to fear the
Federal Government, and I
might say that they have some
justification because ever since
1 have been in the .Senate, one
of the principal occupations of
the Congress has been to rob
the people of the blessings of
liberty which the Constitution
was ordained and established
to secure.
' Now k is proposed under S.
2515 that men must think ex
actly like tbe Federal Govern
ment thinks or they are going
to be penalized. When we
get to that point and decide
a Federal bureaucracy has in
finitely more wisdom than the
Governor, file Mayor, tbe
church pastor, and tbe local
mortician in respect to their
employees, I think we do have
something to fear.
Men have fought, bled, and
died many times in our history
to preseve the blessings of lib
erty including the basic right
to think our own thoughts and
exercise our best judgment.
Now we are asked to foresakt
all that, and subject the entire
structure of our government
and our people to autocratic
controls never even enjoyed by
many totalitarian governments.
I have fought this bill with
all the energy at my command,
and shall continue to do so in
the honest conviction that it
takes away a basic right accord
ed to our citizens since the
foundation of the Republie.
THE EVERYDAY
COUNSELOR
OR. HERBERT SFAUGH
How well do you take criticism? It is the common lot of all
of us, and none of us like it. No matter how much you say you
welcome criticism, what you generally mean is that you would
welcome any other sort of criticism than the kind you get How
do you take it?
The late Hr. Kenneth Foreman who was a long-time beloved
professor at Davidson College offers some suggestions. I quote ex
cerpts from his essay.
1. “Take it without hysteria. Don’t get ‘steamed up’ about it
Dry those tears, stop gnashing your teeth. It’s bad for your blood
pressure.
“This particular bit of criticism may be true or false, justified
or not; but you can’t tell which until you stop breathing so hard
and glaring through your spectacles.
3. “Take it without hatred. Don’t leap .to the conclusion that
everybody who criticizes you, hates you. The person who loves
you most dearly, perhaps your husband or wife who has the high
est hopes for you, may be your severest critic.
“Even when criticism is inspired by hatred, jealousy or pure
meanness, as H often is, it will do you no good to hate back.
3. “Take it without humiliation. Don’t feel crushed by un
favoring words. All good people, all great ones, have been criti
cized. You are not an outcast. If you were, no one would bother
to point out your faults. If you have failed once, it does not
mean you are a failure.
4. “Take criticism with humility. To resent it means that
you like to think of yourself as perfect You are not As long
as you think you are perfect and unimprovable, you will never
get better than you are. You will never learn anything if you
won’t be taught
5. “Take criticism with honesty. Look squarely at ft. Analyze
it. Consider the sources. It may be the critic really doesn’t know
what he is talking about Maybe he has ft in for you and would
call you names n0 matter what you do.
“Take It cheerfully and honestly and then forget all about it
If yon am honest, yon Will be willing to admit that some of your
critics do know what they are talking about; they are experts and
havp the right to Judge. Their motive may be love for yon or they
may be in love with perfection. Be thankful for this. Be grateful
for ao much brae advice.
ft “Take it with humor. Jesus set the example when he dealt
with his critics, the Pharisees. Much of what he said in reify
to them ia tinged with humor-hia remarks abqut the splinter and
the plank, about swallowing camels, aboet blind men leading the
blind, about well people needing no doctor.
“Even when your critics are neither mean nor unjust, keep
your sense of humor. It will not only cushion the shock of videos
detractions, it will help you see the rightness of a fair verdict
against you. Humor is essentially a sense of detachment M Is
the ability to get off and look at yourself.”
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should he received by The Times
by Monday mornings.)
1 Ninth Street
Sylva, N. C.
February 8, 1972
Mr. John Anderson,
Editor
Transylvania Time*
Brevard, N. C.
Dear Mr. Anderson:
When our son Bill was lost in Whiteside
Cove last Saturday night, it seemed that
half of Transylvania County came to help in
the search — two rescue squads, police Chief
J. C. Rowe, and Representative Charles Tay
lor — to name a few. If there were any
way we could give our personal thanks to
every person who helped, we would. Since
that is an impossibility, we would like ,to
take this opportunity to express our deepest
gratitude for the quick and total response
from our neighboring county. It is impos
sible to put into words the appreciation we
feel in our hearts.
Betty and Kent Coward
February D, 1972
Transylvania Times
Broad Street
Brevard, North Carolina 28712
Dear Sirs:
The Presbyterian churches in Green
ville, Spartanburg, Cherokee and Union
counties South Carolina owns a Camp and
Conference Center four miles from Cedar
Mountain, North Carolina. Last year we
constructed a lodge hall which we used as
a combination kitchen-dining hall and sleep
ing quarters for eighty people. Recently this
building caught on fire. Due to the quick
and efficient service rendered by the Bre
vard Fire Department we suffered damage
but not complete destruction of our build
ing. The Fire Department answered our
call for help and arrived on the scene in
record time. Disregarding the extreme
cold the men held a hose in a nearby lake
and extinguished the fire in record time.
We would like to commend the Fire Depart
ment for their knowledge in fire fighting.
As a result of their know how, we will be
able to repair our building and be ready for
our summer camp and conference season. To
the citizens of Brevard we commend these
dedicated men and express our sincere ap
preciation for the valuable service render
ed to our Presbyterian churches.
Sincerely,
D. M. Hill
Rev. Denny M. Hill
Executive Secretary
Stated Clerk
Presbyterian Church, U. S.
Presbytery Of Enoree
P. O. Box 527, Telephone 877-9663
508 West Wade Hampton Boulevard
Greer, South Carolina
29651
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Pick Of The Press
Campaign Spending Law Is Help
(The BaJeigh Tipies)
The federal campaign spending legis
lation passed by the House and sent to
Pr^siijent Nixon for his signature is a long
step toward better elections .far ijl^fthe peo
ple of America. It puts in controls on spend
ing, and it seems to include provisions that
will make it possible for the people to know
which interests and persons are contribut
ing how much to which candidates.
Basically, the new law imposes a spend
ing limit for media purposes of 10 cents
for each eligible voter, with not more than
six cents of that amount being spent for
broadacst advertising. For example, it
would limit President Nixon and his vice
presidential running mate to spending $8,
400.000 on radio and TV during the cam
paigns this year. That compares with $12,
800.000 spent by the Republican National
ticket four years ago. The same limits
would apply to the Democratic national tick
et, which spent $6,100,000 on radio and TV
in 1968.
These spending limits of 10 cents per
voter would apply to all candidates for the
House and Senate, which would mean that
it would vary from state to state and dis
trict to district And, no congressional can
didate could be restricted to less than $50,
000 for media spending, regardless of how
small consitituency might be.
The spending limits also affect cam
paigning in the primary elections.
Of equal importance are the law’s re
quirements on reporting contributions to
presidential and congressional candidates.
All expenditures and contributions of more
than $100 would be died ever year on March
10, June 10, aS^jflfcsaber 10. In election^,
years, there abSTwould be reports 15 and
five days before the election.
Russell D. Homenway, director of the Na
tional Committee for an Effective Congress,
called the legislation "one of the mostflig
nificant political reforms in many years”
and a “crucial first step toward cleansing
politics of secrecy, duplicity and special in
terest influence.”
Fortunately, this law will have been in
force for a year before the 1973 North Caro
lina General Assembly comes to town, and
the experience under the law will be avail
able to these who seek reform of the State
corrupt practices law. The North Carolina
law is also in full of loopholes, and has ;;
been honored consistently in the breach
rather than in the observance. No one has
ever been prosecuted under the North Caro
lina law.
The state law, for example, doesn’t re
quire that contributions and expenditures
made during non-campaign years be report- !!
ed. It has no teeth. So, while reports have
been routinely filed by candidates and po
litical parties, they haven’t said much.
Congress has set a good example. The
1973 legislature should follow through on ;
the state and local levels.
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Guest Column
Qr> Warming Up The Church
Sr. Roy L. Smith tells the story of a
visiting minister who was seated behind the
pulpit of Christ Methodist Church, St Peters
burg, Florida in company with the pastor.
In plain view of the preachers, but out of
the congregation’s sight hung a thermometer.
As the visiting minister glanced at it, he
asked, “Is that right? Only sixty-five de
“Yea,” the pastor replied, “but j«st wait
a few minutes and you’ll see it rise. When
we get two thousand people in thissanettufry
they will raise it well past seventy. Hint is
one of the interesting things about this
church: wo depend on the people to furnish
part of the warmth.” i ,, , , , :
Underm
found truth.
people. Something of that warmth and spirit
Is felt in Christ Church every Sunday morn
ing. You can feel itl I can feel it. To same
degree, what you bring to church on Sunday
morning depends upon what went into your
life during the preceding week. Did you
read the Bible? Did you have prayer —
privately with groups — and with the
family? How much fuel do you bring to the
congregation? Is it enough to warm your
neighbor?
Sir Wilford Grenville went to
Dwight L. Moody coj^cted the ser