TRANSYLVANIA— j
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1960 Census, 16,372.
Brevard Community 8,500.
Brevard proper 4,857.
Vol 27 — No, 5 ★
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
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TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls.
Mecca for Summer Camps, j
Entrance to Pisgah Na- i
tional Forest and Home of j
Brevard Music Festival.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Pioneer
Drive
Tonight
Volunteer workers will make
a house-to-house canvass in Bre
vard and Transylvania county on
Tljjbday night, seeking to en
roll as many persons in the
“Pioneer” fund as possible.
Ray Winchester is directing
the campaign, and he urges all
workers to meet at Gaither’s at
5:45 Thursday afternoon.
The drive was originally plan
ned for last Thursday night, but
was postponed one week because
of the ice and sleet.
Memberships' are $5.00 for
adults and $1.00 for students.
Proceeds raised by the enroll
ing of “Pioneers” will be used
to finance the many activities
of the centennial celebration
this year in Transylvania county.
» sneer buttons entitle the
er to many rights and pri
vileges during the celebration.
Friday Is Last
Day To List
To Avoid Penalty
Friday of this week is the
last day to list taxes in Tran
sylvania and avoid penalty,
C. Lewis Osborne, the tax su
pervisor, announces.
All real and personal pro
perty must be listed, and this
property falls into four cate
gories:
(1) All real estate and tangi
ble personal property owned
on January 1, 1961.
(2) A poll, or capitation, tax
required on all male persons
between the ages of 21 and 50,
as^>f the first of the year.
(3) Every dog, male or fe
male, more than six months
o|| owned or kept on the first.
(4) Farm reports.
Mr. Osborne also requests
merchants to bring their in
ventories when they came to
list.
Lions District
Governor To
Visit Here
Gudger Cage, district gover
nor of Lions, will pay his official
visit to the Brevard Lions club
owffhursday night.
le meeting will be held at
ptfmptiy at 7:00 o’clock.
President W. M. Melton urges
all Lions to attend.
Mr. Melton also announces
that the next directors meeting
will be held on Monday evening,
February 6th, at the home of
Lion Earl Johnson, 109 Minor
street.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, February 2 —
Ground Hog Day. Kiwanis club
meets at Gaither’s at 6:45 p.m.
Lions meet at Colonial Inn at
7:00 p.m. Masons meet in Tem
ple at 7:30 p.m. House to house
solicitation in Pioneer Fund
Drive.
Friday, February 3 — Last
day for tax listing without pen
alty. Ace of Clubs meets at 8:00
p.m.
Inn, beginning
Saturday, February 4 — Bre
vjtfji College Vs. North Green
vile in college gym at 7:30 p.m.
Boosters Vs. Coaches in senior
high gym at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 5 — Attend
the church of your choice.
Monday, February 6 — Crim
inal court opens. Rotary club
meets at Gaither’s at 7:00 p.m.
Senior High P-TA meets at 8:00
p.m.
Tuesday, February 7 — Bre
vard Senior high Vs. Reynolds
at senior high gym. Ace of Clubs
meets at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 8 — Jay
cees meet at Gaither’s at 6:30
pjn.
HUGE MARINE HELICOPTERS
are now undergoing daily training |
operations on mountain tops in the
Pisgah National Forest, and the one
above is preparing for a landing on
a cleared mountainside. These heli
copters which are usually quartered
at Donaldson Air Force base in
Greenville, S. C., will carry out these !
landing and taking off exercises in
termittently through March loth. It
is explained that the training is in
answer to a military need to conduct
mountain terrain exercises close to
troop bases. Such exercises have been
conducted in WNC mountains pre
viously through USFS-granted per
mits. (Times Staff Photo)
Changing In Buying Habits In
County Noted, Sales Are Cited
To what extent are the
changing times affecting the
buying habits of Transylvania
county residents? How much of
their money are they allotting
for food, for clothing, for house
hold equipment? How much for
The housewife’s budget,
at least for the present, is along
a more conservative line, with
a smaller proportion of her
money going for the frills and
a larger proportion for the
basic needs.'
The facts and figures on the
spending pattern in local re
la il stores are brought out in
the current market study re
leased by the Standard Rate and
Rata Service for the fiscal year
1960. Similar analyses are pro
vided for all other areas of
the United States.
In the case of Transylvania
County, the volume of retail bus
iness in the 12-month period was
at a high level under the cir
cumstances, with a large part
of it being for purchases of food
and of automotive equipment
and supplies.
These two attracted per
cent of the total. They acount
ed for $5,860,000.
Some $2,642,000 of it went to
local meat markets, bakeries and
ther stores selling food for
home consumption.
Automotive sales, consisting of
ears, boats, motorcycles, trail
ers and accessories came to $2,
'65,000. This is exclusive of
trucks.
Another $1,053,000 went to
gasoline service stations.
Further indications of the lo
cal retail spending pattern dur
ing the year may be seen in
the sales totals produced by
ether kinds of stores.
Establishments selling gen
eral merchandise, including de
partment, variety and general
stores, accounted for $1,722,000.
Apparel shops, limited to
those specializing in articles for
personal wear, did $548,000.
Sales of home furnishings
totaled $752,000 in the period
and drug store sales, $414,000.
In all, retail business in Tran
sylvania county amounted to
$11,918,000. It was at the rate
nf $2,950 per household.
Schools Were Closed
Transylvania Blanketed By
Sleet, Ice Boring Past Week
Sleet, ice arid sub-freezing
weather played havoc in Tran
sylvania last Thursday and
Friday, closing the county
schools, causing one death,
and a rash of minor automo
bile accidents.
Charlie W. Heath, of route
1, Brevard, was found in the
Fast Fork sectiou of Tran
sylvania last Friday morning
lying in the ditch beside bis
pickup, and he apparently died
of exposure to the bitter cold.
(The story of Mr. Heath’s
death is carried on the front
page, second section of this
week's Transylvania Times).
Because of the icy roads,
school officials closed ail the
schools in Brevard and Tran
sylvania county last Thursday
morning and they did not re
open until Monday of this
week.
The glazed streets and side
walks have made botii riding
and walking hazardous since
last Thursday. Patrolman Bill
Sawyer urges all motorists to
use extreme caution since
there is still ice on shady car
ves and at high elevations.
Kiwanians To
Hear About
Lake Toxaway
Officials of Lake Toxaway
Estates will be the principal
speakers at the regular semi
monthly meeting Thursday night
of the Brevard Kiwanis club.
They will explain the restor
ation program now underway at
Lake Toxaway.
As usual, the club will meet
in Gaither’s Rhododendron room
at 6:45 o’clock.
Lt. Cantrell Escorts Princess
Grace Aboard Sub At Monaco
A Transylvanian has been, for
a short while, the official escort
for Princess Grace of Monaco.
Lt. (jg) Walter H. Cantrell,
who is stationed aboard the
USS Corporal whose home base
is in Charleston, S. C., was the
official guide for the famous
Princess when the group visited
Monaco during the Christmas
season, while on a four-month
deployment to Northern Europe
and the Mediterranean.
A picture of the two appeared
:n a recent edition of a Charles
ton paper.
The group arrived in Monaco
on December 21st, and they were
entertained by a host of fam
ous people.
A Christmas party was given
for 20 orphan children, with
gifts provided for them by the
sailors. The highlight of this
celebration was when Princess
Grace came on board to meet the
children, and they, in turn, pre
—Turn Ta Page tar
.JACK K. POTTS, Transyl
vania’s representative to the
General Assembly, will leave
on Monday for Raleigh, and
(he opening of the 1961 legis
lature, which convenes at noon
Wednesday. Mr. Potts will stay
at the Sir Walter in Raleigh,
and he invites Transylvanians
to see him when they are in
the Capitol city. He also urges
local citizens to write him in
care of the Capitol Building
about legislative matters.
s«a
Statement Issued
Regarding Union
Organizers, O-M
Last week this newspaper an
nounced that' the National La
bor Relations board had been
arked by the United Paper
makers arid PapeiTvorkcrs, AFI -
CIO, to conduct an election
among hourly employees at the
Olin Mathieson Chemical cor-.
TJi-raiion’s Pisgah Forest plant
■;d that the hoard had the po
rtion under consideration.
The Times contacted the local
union organizers who have es
tablished their headquarters at
the Sunset motel and asked them
for a statement.
These men, who have been in
tlie area for the last several
months, are: Glenn Hawthorne.
' rcliie Ward, George R’ines and
Rob Graham.
Their statement follows:
‘‘The United Papetmakers
and Paporworkers, AF!,-OIO,
submitted a peiition to the Na
tional Labor Relations board
on Jan. 18th, 1961. and sub
stantiated the petition with
more than a sufficient number
of cards. The NLRR has Sche
duled an informal hearing
Thursday in Asheville.
“The purpose of this infor
mal hearing will he to explore
the possibility of arriving at
a mutual agreement for an im
mediate N!.RP> secret ballot
election.
If the two parties, the com
nary and the irmon, ran stipu
late the tironer inclusions and
exclusions from the eligible
voting unit, then the Nl,Rh
n.’MI ogt >hp cTcrRau date at
the earlie't possible conven
ience.
“It is the petitioners sincere
desire that an election be he'd
at the earliest possible date.
The Petitioner was readv por
election wh°n the petition
was filed with NTRR.
“The o*dv thing that- wonld
-■'-clone the issue would he
for the parties to fail to mot
roPv -■ ■—oo on the eligibility
of the voters. Tn which ease
the rn-u'er wa>*ld then no to
a Formal NTRR hearing on
Fob. 7. ’001 fa-h pa**tv would
present testimonv to substanti
a*e ''■ o'- '•eonoofive nosifions.
“Thp NT RR would at, a much
iaior peto deride the inclu
sions a»d exclusions and order
an election.”
T'-o informal hearing wdl be
T-.Url :n the fo/ioral bnilding in
1 r-SovIln rn Tl-'-rcdov mnrnjno
beginning at. 10 30 o'clock.
Senior Hioh P-TA
Meets On Monday
The Brevard Senior High P
TA will meet on Monday even
ing, February 6th, at 8:00 o’
clock, according to an announce
ment today by Harvey Souther,
president.
All parents, teachers, and oth
er interested persons are cord
ially invited to attend.
Brevard Fire Fighters To Hold
Training School, Begins Monday
The Brevard volunteer fire
department, in trying to study
the latest methods and main
tain the highest standards in
fire fighting, will begin an in
tensive training school on
Monday.
Capt. Ed Prince, a profes
sional fire-fighter who is train
.0
A week of sub-feezing tem
peratures was high-lighted
on Thursday by a coating of
sleet and freezing rain. How
ever, the promised weekend
snow failed to materialize,
leaving us with cold, clear
weather. Thursday’s ice was
the only precipitation record
ed for the week. Daily read
ings are as follow:
High Low Pre.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
39
34
31
37
43
47
58
11
19
17
12
17
11
16
0
.55
0
0
0
0
0
ing specialist with the Ashe
ville fire department, will con
duct the school.
Capt. Prince has attended
many Schools on fire pre
vention and fire fighting and
is, perhaps, one of the most
qualified instructors in North
Carolina.
The local department has
built a training center here
in Brevard on Camp Illahee
Road, which is used by the
Western North Carolina Fire
men’s association.
Two schools have been held
and the third is being planned
during the summer months.
The sessions at the training
center combine both class
room and actual fire fighting.
The school starting Monday
will be classroom work in the
fire department room over the
city hall.
The public is reminded that
over the years all major fires
in Brevard have been during
the month of February and
the members of the depart
ment urge all to be especially
cautious during the coming
weeks.
DESTRUCTION OF FEDERAL PROPERTY and
vandalism in the Pisgah National Forest seems to
be on the increase, and Ranger Ted Seely says an
intensive investigation is being launched. He is
pictured above examining a pump in the Sycamore
Flats area which was willfully damaged by some
'person or persons last week. The pump, handle
was broken of1' and the valve rod pulled out and
bent around the pump. Appropriations for recre
ational activities in the Pisgah ai'e at a minimum
! and damages to facilities like that pictured above
1 curtail the expansion of the program in the na
. tional forest, the Ranger points out.
(Times Staff Photo)
Honored Tuesday
Denny Landreth Named To
High School All™American
DENNY LANDRETH
Denny Landreth, Brevard’s
great fullback of the 1960
football season, was named
to the National All-American
high school football team by
The Sporting News, in con
nection with the Wigwan
Wiseman of Oklahoma City.
The announcement was
made during halftime cere
monies Tuesday night at the
Brevard - Waynesville basket
ball game.
Bill Hancock, program di
rector of Radio Station WPNF,
made the announcement on
behalf of Sporting News, and
he awarded Landreth a hand
some certificate.
A rousing round of applause
was given the star halfback,
who then modestly said as
members of the 1960 champ
ionship team gathered around
him:
"If it hadn’t been for these
boys, I wouldn’t have won this
great honor.”
Being named by Wigwam
to the mythical team is the
highest honor in high school
—Turn To Page Four
WPNF] Program Highlights
Basketball Broadcasts Gaining
In Popularity, Games On Tap
Broadcasts of Atlantic Coast
basketball is proving to be most
popular with WPNF sports fans,
Bobby Hoyle, station manager
announces. With Carolina and
Duke on top, and the season past
the midway point, interest is
still mounting.
Mr. Hoyle reminds listen
er’s that two big Carolina
games are on tap this week.
Thursday night Carolina
meets Maryland at Chapel Hill,
and on Saturday, it’s Carolina
at Duke, a game which should of
fer much excitement, as both
teams are undefeated in con
ference play. Air time is 8 o’
clock.
Next Tuesday night Duke
meets State, and on Wednesday
it’s North Carolina at South Car
olina.
Other Programs'
The schedule for the Farm
and Home hour is as follows:
Thursday, S.C.S., Grover McPher
son; Friday, U. S. Forestry, Ted
Seely; Monday, county agent;
Tuesday, Brevard vo-ag dept.,
Randal Lyday; Wednesday, home
agent
Appearing on the Civic Hour
are the following: Friday, Jay
cees; Monday, Kiwanis club;
Wednesday, Hospital auxiliary.
Speaking on Morning Devo
—Turn Tb Page Four
117 Cases fvlt
'Heard, Civil
Action Underway
The March term of the crim
inal docket «if Superior court
in Transylvania will be heard
all next week, with Judge
Francis O. Clarkson, of Char
lotte, presiding.
According to Clerk of Su
perior Court Marvin McCali,
there'are'some 117 cases cn
the criminal slate.
Most of the cases are of a
minor nature and involve traf
fic violations. A total of Z2
persons is charged with speed
ing, v, hiie lfi face drunk driv
ing charges.
Civil court opened Monday
morning here in the court
house with Judge William K.
McLean, of ■ Asheville, presid
ing.
•is The runes went to press
on Wednesday, the ease of
flora A. Pickelsimer et ux vs,
N. C. State Highway commis
sion, was being heard.
In the case, of State of N. C.
on the Relation of Henry L.
Pierson vs. Margaret On i I key,,
the court ruled on Monday
that Sirs. Guilkey would con
tinue to serve as the tax col
lector of Transylvania.
It is understood that Repre
sentative Jack Potts will intro
duce a hill in the legislature
I authorizing the county com
' ’ : "ioners to appoint a person
j to the office for the entire
i term.
CRIMINAL DOC KET
The following persons facs?
charges of speeding:
"S,ciahton W. Martin, BIN Ste
) verijf Charlotte S. 8SoCrary
James lee I.affitte, Kenneth
Woodrow Barnell, Jessie James
Davis, Rabon Robinson, George
M. Barton, Joe C. Chapman, Mel
vin A. Edwards, Alfred James
Check, Clifton West Justice,
•Toe Lewis Nonnan, William
I-cuis Hall, Billy Douglas Trot
!er, Cleamon Carroll Owen, Joe?
I Bond Sievenson, Lewis Jerry
Corn, Preston Rahn, Joe Earl
Face, John Lester Paschal, and
Charles Scruggs,
Charged with drunk driving
are the following:
John Henry Pitiilo, Jack Mc
Coy, James M. Barton, G. D.
Whitmire, Norris Edgar Smith,
James Hemphill, Jr., Erwin h
Phillips, Walter Lee Norman.
George M. Long, Clyde Huff, Wil
lie Walker, Garret McCall, Billy
J. E. Wilson, Theodore N. Mer
rill, Kenneth Van Buren Fow
ler, and James Daniel Hall.
Facing charges of no opera
tor’s license are the following:
Lorene McCall, Clarence Brewer,.
Gerald Queen, Truett McCall,
Charles L. Smith, Atlas Harris.
Lena Christina Elmore, Clennnn
Emilt Shook, and Claude
Charles Barnett.
The following are charged
—Turn to Page Tee
Mallonee Will
Visit In County
Thursday, 9th
Tom Mallonee, district secre
tary to Congressman Roy A. Tay
lor, will be at the Transylvastsa
county courthouse in Brevard
from 2:30 until 4:30 p.m., Thurs
day, Feb. 9th.,
He will meet and talk with
anyone with problems they wisbt
brought to Rep. Taylor’s atten
tion.
Earlier on the 9th, Mr. JtTat
lonee will be in Hendersonville
at the Henderssa county court
house.
Draft Board To
Close Office Oir
Monday, Tuesday
The local draft board offire
will be closed on Monday »n*
Tuesday, February 6th and n?.
according' to P. A. BAn
man of the hoard.'
The office
in the post
being repair*