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Vol. 71 — No. 1
BREVARD, N, C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1960 A 10 PAGES TODAY A
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
MASONIC LEADERS IN BREVARD,
shown above, are officers for 1960 for
for Dunn’s Rock lodge. They were duly
installed at a public installation in the
Masonic Temple on December 29th. They
are, front row, left to right: W. A. Hart,
pastmaster, treasurer; H. C. Gardner,
senior warden; Herschel Townley, wor
shipful master; Arthur H. Jenkins,
junior warden, and Henry R. Henderson,
pastm aster, secretary. Back row, left to
right: J. C. Cassell, Jr., senior deacon;
Harvey L. Souther, junior deacon; C. Few
Lyda, senior steward ; Waverly O. Moms,
official coach, junior steward; Thomas
E. Payne, Jr., Tyler, and Gene Palmer,
cha'plain.
(Austin Photo)
Fire Losses In Brevard During '59 At
A New Low Since 1946, Survey Made
'a ne Brevard Fire department
answered a total of 32 calls during
the year 1959, with only seven of
these being inside town.
Only three of the seven fires in
volved loss of property, and the
total loss was stated as $1,813.35.
The amount of insurance paid
amounted to $1,778 35.
Chief Dan Merrill stated that the
eleven calls made during 1959 is
the lowest number the department
has ever made, and the loss from
the fires is the lowest since 1946.
The per capita loss was less than
50 cents for Brevard, while the na
tional average is $2.43.
The last call made in Brevard was
on August 24th.
The men of Brevard Fire depart
ment appreciate the cooperation of
citizens of#the town in compiling
such an outstanding record.
Although firefighting is stressed
each week in their regular meet
ings, fire prevention has been a
major project over the years, and
Chief Merrill states that this pro
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, January 7 — Kiwanis
meets at Gaither’s at 6:45 p.m. Lions
meet at Colonial Inn at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 8—Ace of Clubs
meets at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 9—Trade Fes
tival drawing on West Main street,
at 10:00 a.m.
Sunday, January 10—Attend the
church of your choice. Dedication
of Little Cove Mission church on
Lake Sega road, at 3:00 p.m.
Monday, January 11 — Rotary
meets at Gaither’s at 7:00 p.m.
Shriners Ladies Night and Instal
lation at Berry's at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 12—Chamber
of Commerce meets at library, at
7:00 p.m. Ace of Clubs meets at
8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 13—Jaycees
meet at Gaither’s at 6:30 p.m.
Kiwanis Officers
To Be Installed
Kiwanis officers for 1960 will be
installed at a special program at
Gaither’s Rhododendron room on
Thursday night, January 7th, at
6:45 o’clock.
Frank Bridges will replace Dr.
Earle Bryant as president. Other
offices include Jim Willis, vice
president; Jim Farley, secretary;
and Melvin Gillespie, treasurer.
Appearing In riarper’s
Individualism Of Mountaineer
In This Area Cited In Article
By JEANETTE AUSTIN
Wayne Kernodle, chief anthro
pologist at William and Mary Col
lege. counselor at a nearby summer
comp for boys and 1941 graduate of
Brevard college, has written an
article concerning the mountain
eers of Western North Carolina
which appears in the current issue
of HARPER’S magazine.
“Last of the Rugged Individual
ists,” is termed by HARPER’S as be
ing a “farewell portrait” to the
Southern Mountaineer, who, as an
individualist, is “now sentenced to
extinction.”
In his well-writen and colorful
account, Dr. Kernodle displays deep
respect and admiration for the
mountain people of Anglo-Saxon de
scent whose pioneer forefathers
settled in this region. Isolated by
the mountains which were then im
pervious to engineering technique,
ti e inhabitants became “a strange
mixture of the proud and the shy,
;he ignorant and the astute, the
wise and the uneducated. In a real
sense they lived apart from the
main stream of American culture
and thus developed ways of doing
things that emphasized the import
ance of self-reliance and responsi
bility for one's own fate.”
Dr. Kernodle maintains that
•progress”—in form of radio, tele
vision. movies, industry, paved
roads, parkways and tourist—has
begun to standardize and formalize
the mountaineers’ way of life and
that the orientation toward urban
way of life has extended into their
social, economic, religious and re
creational activities. Recreational
activities of the old type like berry
picking, mountain fox hunting and
folk dancing are giving way to
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CHARLES F. MOORE, left, is shown above receiving
his 30-year membership lapel button from J. M. Gaines,
the local manager of the Brevard branch of Duke Power
company. In addition to his duties with the Duke com
pany, Mr. Moore is one of Western North Carolina’s
leading adult Scouters; an expert on wild flowers, and,
his work in the church has been outstanding.
(Times Staff Photo)
Town Board Has Busy Meet Saving
Of Funds Noted, Reports Are Heard
Tax Listers Are
Busy, Books Now
In Townships
Tax listers in the townships of
Transylvania have been busy since
the second of January, and Lewis
Osborne, tax supervisor, announc
es that the books will be here in the
e urt house, beginning on Tuesday,
January 12th.
He urges citizens of the county
not to wait until the last of the
month to list, because lines will be
long at that time.
During the month of January, all
county property and farm reports
must be listed. The tax supervisor
says there is a penalty prescribed
by law for failure to do so. ..
Property that must be listed falls
into four major categories:
1. All real estate and tangible
personal property owned on Janu
ary 1st, 1960.
3. A poll, or capitation, tax re
quired of all male persons between
the ages of 21 and 50 as of the first
cf the New Year.
3. Every7 dog, male or female,
v ore than six months old owned or
kept on the first.
4. Farm reports.
Commerce Body
To Choose New
Board Tuesday
Directors for 1960 of the Brevard
chamber oi commerce will be
chosen at the regular meeting next
Tuesday night in the library when
.he baliots will be tabulated.
Mrs. John Ford, the executive
secretary, reminds all members to
return their ballots by meeting time.
She urges that careful consideration
be given in the selection of direc
tors since this year promises to be
an extremely important one in the
history of the commerce group.
President Gil Coan requests that
all members of the present board
attend the meeting and assist with
the tabulation.
Officers of 1960 will be elected at
a special call meeting on the follow
ing Tuesday night from the newly
elected board of directors.
Much Damage
Reported In
i
School Robbery
An extensive search is being con
tinued for the person or persons
who broke into the new senior high
school over the Christmas holidays,
Sheriff “Scott” DiWingham states.
The only thing that was reported
stolen was $13.20 out of the conces
sion stand fund, but considerable
damage was done in breaking win
dows, doors and locks. In fact, this
damage will run between three and
five hundred dollars, the sheriff
reports.
His department also states that
it has knowledge of the person who
robbed the residence of Mrs. Mary
Mills on Probart, but since he is in
an adjoining county an arrest has
been delayed. The sheriff expects
to take this person into custody in
the near future.
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The Weather
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The snow storm, which moved
into Western North Carolina this
week, barely missed Transylvania,
with only traces of snow and sleet
reported Monday afternon in Bre
vard. Moderate amounts of precipi
tation were recorded during the
week, totaling 1.48 inches. Daily
readings are as follow:
High Low Prec.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday _
Monday .
Tuesday
50 21 0
51 21 T
36 19 0
42 22 .35
48 33 1.10
50 21 .02
40 31 .01
BRYAN ERIC KILSTROM, Transylvania’s first baby
of 1960, is greeting his mother with a yawn shortly after
his arrival on January 2nd at 5:54 a.m. Holding the baby
is Mrs. Jimmie Loftis, superintendent of nurses at the hos
pital. The baby weighed in at eight pounds, IOV2 ounces,
and measured 211/2 inches long. Dr. R. L. Strieker was the
attending physician. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Kilstrom, of Penrose, will re'ceive a number of prizes
from local merchants in the annual Baby Derby contests,
sponsored by The Transylvania Times and WPNF. The
Kilstroms now have two boys. (Times Staff Photo)
Little Cove Mission Church
To Be Dedicated On Sunday
Brevard College
|Choir To Sing In
j Waynesville
Tho Brevard College Choir, under
the direction of M. Thomas Cousins,
will give a concert at the First
Methodist church in Waynesville,
N. C„ on Sunday evening, Jan. 10.
The 32-member choir will be ac
companied on the trip by the Madri
gai singers, who will present two
numbers.
Emphasizing acappella music this
year, both the choir and the Madri
gal singers will sing unaccom
panied.
"Brevard” auto tags to be used on
front or back of cars, are now on
sale by members of the Brevard Ki
wanis club as part of their program
to advertise the town and also to
provide funds for operation of the
Boy Scout camp near Balsam Grove.
The tags may be secured at the
Carolina Motor Club office, Gro
gan’s, Jones and Ward’s news
stands, the tax collector’s office, or j
from Frank Bridges.
Kiwanians
The Little Cove mission of the
Brevard First Eaptist church will be
dedicated on Sunday afternoon at
3:00 o’clock.
This newly constructed building
is located on Lake Sega road in the
“Ducktown” community.
Mrs. Arthur Harris, superintend
ent of the mission and a member
of the missions committee will pre
side; Reverend W. Harold Killian,
the churches pastor, and Reverend
Clay Barnes, associational mission
ary, will bring messages of dedica
tion.
Ray Childers, minister of music
and education, will direct the music;
Ansel Hart, chairman of the deac
ons, will read the scripture; Clark
Grissom, member of the missions
committee, will lead the prayer of
dedication; Roy McCall, chairman of
the building committee, will review
the plans and construction of the
building; and, C. E. Cochran, con
tractor, and Banks Nicholson, donor
of a portion of the land, will be pre
sented as special guests.
Everyone in the mission com
munity, members of the First Bap
tist church and friends are invited.
This much needed mission work
was begun in this unchurched com
munity with a Vacation Bible school
in June of 1958 under the dedicated
and persistent leadership of Mrs.
Arthur Harris. Meeting at first in a
small house and later in two houses,
this work has grown and developed
under the leadership of Mrs. Harris
and a staff of devoted and faithful
workers from the First Baptist
church to its present enrollment of
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Program Highlights
Weather Is Much In The News
At WPNF, Reports Are Frequent
Weather is really in the news
now, and WPNF is giving complete
coverage on the weather, with fore
casts and temperatures being broad
cast on the hour, and two daily
weather news casts.
Bobby Hoyle, station manager,
and who is also official weather ob
server for Brevard, reminds listen
ers that temperatures and precipi
tation readings given over the air,
are official figures from the local
observation station.
Each morning at 8:15, South
Broad Sinclair service presents a
five-minute coverage of the national
and local weather picture. Another
similar daily program is broadcast
each evening at 6:15, following local
and national news, Mr. Hoyle con
cluded.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour is as follows: Thursday,
soil conservation service, Harry E.
Newland; Friday, station program;
Monday county agent; Tuesday, Ros
man vo-ag dept., B. E. Keisler; Wed
nesday, home agent.
Appearing on the Civic hour are
the following: Friday, Fortnightly
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Repair Work On
; Streets, Etc.,
| Is Slated
| The town board of aldermen be
gan the New Year with a busy
! in eeting on Monday night at the
| City hall, with Mayor B. H. Free
j man presiding.
Probably heading the list of out
I standing accomplishments was the
; earning of approximately $1,143.00
j through the debt service fund.
This is the story:
Town manager Tom Henry re
ported on the debt service of the
town and requested depositing debt
service funds and others so they
might be drawing interest. He point
ed out that the town debt was
$598,000 and that debt service prin
cipal and interest had been paid up
1 to date.
I The next date on which the town
can pay on the Debt Service Re
funding Bond issue is July 1, I960,
and by investing this money held
for that purpose in savings accounts
i at the First Union National bank
i and Brevard Federal Savings and
j Loan, the money will earn approxi
j mately $1,143.00 interest before the
bond payments are due. The mana
ger informed the board that the
N. C. Statutes would be complied
'with since both of these lending
I institutions are covered to $10,000
by Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
' oration on each account entered.
; The town manager was authorized
to make the deposits upon the ap
1 proval of the city attorney.
The request for loa» transfers of
j a maximum of $5,000 from Powell
; Bill Fund to General Fund was
| authorized to be transferred back
before June 30th.
j Report of bid quotations on fac
tory shipment of two inch and.sniall
i er pipe fittings was made with
savings on previous costs ranging
from 20 to 35 per cent. Savings
on two inch pipe purchased com
pared with previous purchases was
! 11 cents a foot.
| The manager was authorized to
| advertise for bids on six inch cast
i iron pipe and fittings and pur
| chase from lowest possible bidder,
j A report of recommendations of
; the State Recreation Commission,
1 the National Golf Association, and
! the Western North Carolina region
j al planning commission was pre
(sented with regard to the golf
jcourse and its future.
I A report of conditions and plans
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iShriners Will
Install New
Officers
The (monthly meeting of the
Transylvania Shrine club will be
held at Berry’s restaurant, Monday
j night, January 11th, at 7:00 o’clock,
| it has been announced by D. Frank
j Bridges, president.
| Mr. Bridges states the newly
I elected officers will be installed by
! W. C. Bangs, past president They
1 are, A. E. York, president; Berry R.
Gaither, vice-president; A1 Ream,
secretary; Leslie Coleman, treasur
er; and, D. Frank Bridges, member
of the board of trustees for three
years.
Ladies’ night will be observed and
following the business session and
installation, a party will be held.
John A'. Ford, chairman of the
temple completion committed ’frill
make report as to the progress been
made on the heating systen^ that is
now being installed and also on the
completion of the dining room.
Welding Glasses
Begin Monday
Welding clases for adults will
begin at Brevard high school shop
on Monday night, January 11th at
7:00 o’clock. Interested persons
should report to the Brevard high
school shop at that time.
Since it will be necessary to limit
this first class, vocational improve
ment will be given first considera
tion. Tuition fees, etc., will be dis
cussed at the meeting on JamJ&ry
13th.