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—TRANSYLVANIA Land of Waterfalls, Summer Camps, Verdant Forests, Brevard College, Brevard Music Center. THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES A State And National Prize-Winning Home Town Newspaper —TRANSYLVANIA Has Industry, Education, Tourism, Unsurpassed Recreation, Excellent Shops And Stores, And 20,000 Of The Finest People In The World. «/ i a? M so SECONO CLASS POSTAGE VOL H7 - NO. 5* PAIDAT BREVARD. N.C. ZIP CODE 1*712 BREVARD, N. C.. MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1974 15c COPY PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY 26 PAGES TODAY Watch It, Folks, New Road Laws There’s a pretty good list of new traffic laws in North Carolina which go into effect at midnight Tuesday, Dec. 31, the N. C. Highway Patrol reports. First, of course, effective at midnight, it will be illegal again to turn right on a red light. The statute passed by the 1974 General Assembly session permitting this will expire. The Highway Patrol said however, that it is going to press for continuing legislation for the right turn on red law. “It has proven very satisfactory,” a spokesman said. But here are some other changes in the traffic laws which go into effect: It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle upon any highway or public vehicular area within this state when the amount of alcohol in such person’s blood is .10 per cent or more by weight. The main change here is that .10 per cent will con stitute drunkenness under the law. Before a person testing .10 per cent was presumed drunk. RAILROAD Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railway grade crossing, and any signal given or flagman, must bring the vehicle to a complete stop and see that movement can be made safely. Following too closely a • The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, b - The driver of any motor vehicle traveling upon a high way outside of a business or residential district and following another motor vehicle shall, whenver con ditions permit, leave suf ficient space so that an overtaking vehicle may enter and occupy such space without danger. In other words, if a guy wants to pass you, you have to give him room to pull back into the traffic stream. BACKING The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be made safely and without interfering with other traffic. SIDEWALK No person shall drive any motor vehicle upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area except upon a permanent dr temporary driveway. a • Pedestrians subject to the traffic control signals - Where a system of traffic control signals or devices does not include special pedestrian control signals, pedestrians shall be subject to the vehicular traffic control signals or devices as they apply to pedestrian traffic. b - Where sidewalks are not provided, any pedr * ' - Mrs. Fred Hogsed points out hole where high powered rifle bullet came through the glass of the i i family living room. (Times Staff Photo) Prizes Are Waiting For First 975 Baby Transylvania’s first 1975 baby is going to be rich in gifts, even to Sterling Silver diaper pins. A large number of valuable prizes will be presented to the James O. Wells Sr. Dies; Services Held James Opie Wells Sr., 68, of Grandview Circle, retired Brevard attorney, died Monday night at his home after a period of declining health. He was a native of Madison County and had resided in Brevard for a number of years. Mr. Wells was a graduate of Mars Hill College and Wake Forest University law school. For 22 years, he was associated with Olin Chemical Corp. as personnel director. In 1964, he entered private law practice in Brevard. He served as Transylvania County clerk of superior court and as assistant solicitor of the 29th district. He was a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, Brevard J.O. WELLS SR. Kiwanis Club and was a former exalted ruler of the Asheville Elks Lodge. He —See J.O. Wells, Page 3A tot’s parents by Brevard merchants in the annual First Baby Derby in Transylvania. The event is sponsored each New Year’s by The Tran sylvania Times and Radio Station WPNF in cooperation with merchants to honor the first born child. A full page ad in today’s Times explains all of the rules in connection with the First Baby Derby, and names the prizes which are being offered by each of the cooperating merchants. The merchants and their gifts: First State Savings and Loan—a $20 passbook savings account. Harper’s Five and Ten Cent Store—a diaper bag and two dozen Newborn Pampers. Mims Furniture and Ap pliance Co —a Cosco folding high chair. Trantham’s Dept. Store—a —See First, Page 3A Young Man Of Year Reservations Needed For Jaycee Banquet The Award since The Brevard Jaycees will present their annual Distinguished Service Awards RMunurt this Friday at the afeteria. Distinguished Service has been presented 1947. Also “Outstanding the Year” _,—-j the man of Jaycee age (not yet 96 years old) who has shown the most outstanding evidence of tributions to community welfare during the year. The winner is selected from three finalists by a panel of judges, all over 36 years of age. It can be observed from the following list of past DSA winners that these are men who have continued to con tribute much to the life of the community, according po Scott Peterson, chairman. Former DSA Winners are: 1947, Cecil J. Hill; 1948, Robert R. Bolt; 1949, Lloyd S. Burhans; 1950, John I. An derson, M 1961, Dr. E. O. Roland; 1952 Robert T. Gash; 1953, Dr. Frank B. McGuire. Also: 1954, Robert W. Melton; 1955, Thomas R. j Eller; 1956, Henry C- Mc Donald; 1967, Gilbert F.Coan; 1958, Bill P. Norris; 1959, Dr. John R. Folger; 1960, Cliff Brookshire; 1961, Don McLeod; 1962, Elmo Crowe; 1963, Thomas K. McCrary. Also: 1964, John R. Hudson, —Bee Reservation!, Page 4A Dunn’s Rock Home Hit In Shooting A man and a boy hunting and a woman who lived a mile away had a brush with death or serious injury on Dec. 14 as a man practiced shooting a high-powered rifle on the French Broad River in the Dunn’s Rock Community, it has been learned. Harold Guinn, a DuPont supervisor, and his son, Brian Guinn, were dove hunting about 350 yards below the Island Ford Bridge at the time, and near the mouth of Connestee Creek, Mr. Guinn reported to Sheriff Milford Hubbard, when ricocheting bullets drove them to cover. The story came to light when Mr. Guinn and Sheriff Hubbard decided publicity about the dangers involved might prevent future oc currences. It was about 4 p.m. when the shooting started, Mr. Guinn said. “We could hear the bullets hitting the water and then coming through the bushes behind us. I started yelling, but another shot was fired and the bullet came through the bushes near us. “Three more rounds were fired with ricochets into the bushes where we were. I got my son down behind a little hill and ran out into the field away from the river yelling at the man who was shooting from Island Ford bridge to stop. When I got about 200 yards from the bridge I saw a man get into a car and leave. I could not recognize him. "I saw the can he had been shooting at floating in the river.” One of the bullets which bounded off the water struck the home of Fred Hogsed, a mile away. The jacketed bullet recovered a short time later by sheriff’s deputies cut Mr. Hogsed’s television an tenna wire, went through a window pane, drapes, and through a living room chair which had been occupied by his wife a short time earlier. The bullet then penetrated a —See 3 Persons, Page 3A NOTED VISITOR—Alvin Dark, left, manager of the World Champion Oakland Athletics baseball team, was in Tran sylvania Friday night to speak to 400 young people at The Wilds in Old Toxaway. With him here are his wife, Jackie, and Camp Director Ken Hay. (Times Staff Photo). Baseball’s Alvin Dark Speaker At The Wilds Alvin Dark, the personable manager of the World Champion Oakland Athletics baseball team, visited Transylvania County Friday to speak to 400 young people from many parts of the nation at The Wilds in Old Toxaway. Tanned, robust, and ac companied by his pretty wife, Jackie, Mr. Dark had just come from a visit with “Catfish” Hunter in Eastern North Carolina, where he said he had spent several “won derful” days. “Catfish” was the star pitcher for the Athletics during the last season, and is now a free agent awaiting the highest bid for his services next season. The manager said he talked no business with Mr. Hunter “After the series we scat tered in all directions over the nation, and there was no opportunity for getting together. When Jackie and I learned we were coming to North Carolina for this visit to The Wilds, we called “Cat fish” and told him we’d like to come and see him for a few days. “We had a wonderful visit with him.” UNUSUAL In reply to a question, Mr. Dark said, “Sure, we’d like to have him back. This is a unique situation in the history of baseball, having one of the great pitchers of the time, one of the most valuable players, as a free agent. The highest bidder will probably get him.” The 400 youngsters at The Wilds were from many sec tions of the nation for a holidays retreat at the non denominational Christiam camp for boys and girls, ac cording to Program Asst. George Thorton of The Wilds staff. Introduced by Camp Director Ken Hay, Mr. Dark said that “I never make a speech unless it’s for Christ.” Out of baseball for two years while living out a contract with the Cleveland Indians, Mr. Dark said he shocked a press conference last spring after being named Oakland manager. One of the reporters asked him, Mr. Dark said, how he could hope to manage Oakland after the two-year layoff. “I told him,” the new manager said, “that I’d been studying the Bible, and I’d try to manage the club like Jesus Christ would.” The method, he —See Baseball’s, Page 3A Connestee Safe, $ 1,600 Are Stolen A safe containing $1,600 in cash and checks was stolen from the restaurant at Con nestee Falls on December 23, according to Sheriff’s In vestigator Hubert Brown. The safe, opened, was found later in the South Tyger River in Spartanburg County, the officer said. Mr. Brown said that he was running down “an excellent lead” in the case. “We expect an arrest soon.” The amount in cash reported missing was $800, the officer said, with an equal amount in checks. FAST WORK—This was the scene Saturday after four working days on demolition Df the old Rosman High School. The building has disappeared, clearing the site for work on the / new educational complex for high schooj students at Rosman. High School students will complete their year in the vacated elementary
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