TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1960 Census, 16,372
Brevard Community 8,500.
Brevard proper 4,857. __
Vol. 72 — No. 40 *
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BREVARD,' N. €., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1961 ★ 20 PAGES TODAY ★
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TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mocca for Summer Camps,
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and llome of
Brevard Music festival.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
UF Drive
Is New
Underway
Tho United Fund campaign is
now in f- " swing here in Bre
vard and Transylvania county.
Campaign .Chairman John
Bailey urges all citizens to re
spond generously and give their
“fair share” when contacted by
the solicitors.
The drive opened Monday
morning at 7:00 o’clock with a
‘kick - off” breakfast for the
workers in Gaither’s Rhododcr.
i dron room.
Speakers included the chair-j
man: John A. Ford, president of
the United Fund; and Jim Wul
pi. executive secretary.
They explained the details of
tire drive, and gave out cam
paign materials.
An office has been opened at
5 Sowlth Broad street, and a
large thermometer has been
erected on the court house lawoj
The goal this year is $28,500,
just slightly higher than last
year’s.
Mi-- Bailey announced at the
breale?ast that the First Union
National bank and its em
ployeees contributed 100 per
cent prior to the opening of the
drive.
“We expect many other firms
and businesses to do likewise,”
Mr. Bailey declared.
Lutherans
Observing
Anniversary
The Tenth anniversary of the
Lutheran Church of the Good
Shepherd will be observed on
October 22nd, and according to
the pastor, Rev. Alfred Rhyne,
the anniversary committee has
made plans for several events
that they would like to share
with the public.
Actually, the entire month of
Octdler has been declared as
“Anniversary” month, Mr. Rhyne
says.
T^s Sunday, October 8th, will
ik ijlly day, and all members
Df the church and other friends
are cordially invited to attend
all the services.
Beginning Sunday evening
and continuing through the 12th,
Mr. Rhyne will teach classes at
7:00 o’clock on the teachings
and doctrines of the Luther
an Church.
All interested persons are wel
come to attend.
Events of anniversary day on
October 22nd are as follows:
Sunday school at 10:00 a.m.
Open house from 1:00 until
3:00 p. m.
Worship service at 3:00 p. m.
On October 29th. Rev. Albert
H. fleck, pastor Ofthe St. An
dre's Lutheran Ohufch in Hick
ory,-will be the guest speaker.
M?. Keck is also president ol
the Western Conference of the
United Evangelical Lutheran
Synod of North Carolina, and
his church serves Lenoir-Rhyne
Official gives the following
ief history of the local Lu
eran church.
On Oct. 22nd, 1951, the Luther
Church of the Good Shepherd
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, October 5 — Fire
men’s Banquet at Masonic Tem
ple at 7:00 p. m. Brevard Junior
High Vs. Canton at 7:00 p. m.
Friday, October 6 — Rosman
Vs. Christ School at 7:30 p. m.
Ace of Clubs meets at 8:00 p. m.
Saturday, October 7 — Elks
supper dance at 7:00 p. m. Ar
thiv Smith program at Junior
high auditorium at 8:00 P- m.
Sunday, October 8 — Attend
the church of your choice. Or
gan recital at Brevard Metho
dist church at 4:30 p. m.
Monday, October 9 — General
County Court convenes at 10:00
a. m. Rotary club meets at
John Ford’s cabin at 7:00 p.m.
Brevard Elementary P-TA meets
in cafeteria at 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 10 — Ace of
Clubs meets at 7:30 p.m. Cham
ber of Commerce directors meet
at library at 7:30 p.m. Elks meet
at 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 11 — Jay
cees meet at Gaither’s at 6:30
p.m.
NEW OFFICERS of the Transit*
vania Ministerial association are pic- ■
tured above following their recent
» election and installation. Front row,
left to right, are: Rev. Frederick Val
entine, rector of St. Philip’s
■Episcopal church, president; Dan
Wallin, pastor of Mt. Moriah Cheery
w
•• field Baptist church, vice president;
and Rev. W. G. Davidson, pastor of
the Wesleyan Methodist church, sec
retary. Back row: Rev. Royce E.
Smith, pastor of Oak Grove and Eng
lish Gha'i el, treasurer; and Rev. Al
fred Rhyne, radio chairman.
(Times Staff Photo)
ICivil JBefense |
[Meetings
lAre Slated
A meeting- euncerning civil
defense has been set for Tues
day, Octohefr "lOth, at 7:30
o’clock, in the Rosman high
school auditorium, according
to F. L. “Buck" McCall, Tran
sylvania County Civil Defense
director.
Citizens of upper Transyl
vania are urged to attend.
A county - wide meeting is
being planned for Wednes
day, October 13lh, at 7:30
o’clock, at ti e court house.
This public meeting should
be of interest to all citizens
l#the county, Su'd Mr. McCall"
urges p good attendance.
James Breedlove
Is County's New
Tax Supervisor
James R. Breedlove has as
sumed duties as Tax Supervisor
for Transylvania county, it is an
nounced by Bob Boyd, chair
man of the Board of Commis
sioners.
His primary duties will be to
set up an adequate tax valua
tion system for the county. This
will include a complete mapping
for tax purposes of the county,
a partial revaluation of real es
tate in the next year and a com
plete revaluation by 1965.
A native of Transylvania coun
ty, Mr. Breedlove was educated
in the county schools, graduat
ing from Rosman high school in
1937. He is married to the for
mer Eileen Friars, of Gilling
ham Kent, England, and they
have three daughters.
Mr. Breedlove retired from
the U. S. Air Force in February
of this year. His last duty sta
tion was at the Spokane Air
Force base, Spokane, Washing
ton, where he was a recruiting
officer. Prior to this, he served
in Germany for three years.
Af Monday’s Meeting
Board Exempts Town f rom
State’s New “Blue Law "
The Town Board of Aldermen
! in regular session Monday even
ing, October 2nd, adopted an or
dinance concerning the state
Blue Law and accepted plans for
a new sub-division.
An ordinance was adopted ex
i erupting the Town of Brevard
from operation of N. 0;t General
Statutes chapter 14, section 346
2, relating to sales of certain
merchandise.
All ordinances of the town
'now in effect relating to open
ing and closing of business firm
-and the. sale of n^rchahdisg on
Sunday will remain in lull, ef
fect. \
A sub-division to be known
as Far Hills and belonging to Mr.
and Mrs. Walter K. Straus, was
accepted by the Board, together
with plans for designated streets,
rights of way for public utilities,,
drainage, water and sewer
mains, etc.
Other items of business includ
ed granting a permit to drive a
taxicab and a request for a fran
chise to operate a taxi company
in Brevard.
Meyer B. W. Tiiomason pre
sided over the meeting which
■v.s attended by all aldermen,
T:".vn Manager Bill Edens, Town
Attorney Cecil Hill, and Town
Clerk Opal King.
Two New Staff Members Added
In Pisgah National Forest
Two new staff members
have been added to the person
nel here in the Pisgah Nation
al Forest, Ranger Ted Seely
announces today.
They are Walter Smith, as
sistant ranger, and James R.
Beavers, forester.
Mr. Smith is a native of
Connecticut. From 1944 to
1948 he served in the United
States Air Force. Following
his graduation from Utah
State University in 1953, he
received an appointment with
the U. S. Forest service in
the Clearwater National For
est in North Idaho.
He remained with this ap
pointment until coming to the
Pisgah, except for six months
which he spent on the AEC
project in South Carolina.
He and his wife and two chil
dren are living in the ranger
dwelling in the forest.
Mr. Beavers received his
master of Forestry degree
from Duke University in 1961.
He reecived his B.S. in for
estry from Michigan State
University in 1960. _
Truesdail To Speak Thursday
At Annual Firemen's Banquet
Dr. John H. Truesdail, pro ]
duction manager of the film
operations at Olin Mathieson
Chemical corporation, Pisgah
Forest, and a civic leader of Bre
vard, will be the principal
speaker at the annual banquet
of civic clubs of Brevard honor
ing the local volunteer firemen.
The big event will be staged
at the Masonic temple, beginning
at 7:00 o’clock.
Dr. Truesdail will be introduc
ed by Ray Burgin, program
chairman of the Brevard Lions
club, the host club to the ban
quet.
George Spicer, Lion president,
will preside over the banquet
meeting.
Ladies of the Order of the
Eastern Star will serve the din
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DR. JOHN H. TRUKSDAIL
Prior to that, he served for
three years in the United
States Air Force.
He is married to the form
er Miss Beverly Ann Reeves,
of Vienna, Virginia, and they
j are residing at 36 Park avenue,
I Brevard.
Action Taken
By County
Commissioners
Transylvania commissioners
adopted a resolution exempting
the county from the State Blue
law at their regular October
meeting.
They also agreed to sell the
county’s portion of the property
jointly owned with the town on
Williamson creek where it was
once proposed to establish a
garbage dump.
The town board of aldermen
has also' agreed to sell the site,
and the town and county have
set up a land-fill off Camp Illa
hee road.
The commissioners heard a
number of complaints and dis
cussed several other matters at
the meeting.
\ The Weather
!«k.
Cooler temperatures sent the
mercury down into 40s and 50s
during the past week, with the
! lowest reading recorded on last
i Thursday morning a chilly 45
i degrees.
The weatherman forecast an
early morning low of 35 degrees
for this morning (Thursday)
with fair and warmer weather
later in the day.
i Readings for the past seven
days included:
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
. Monday
' Tuesday
Max. Min. Pre.
80 51 0
79 45 0
76 47 0
75 49 0
75 51 0
76 51 0
65 50 1.80
Jurors For Two
Weeks' Term
Are Announced
Jurors for tlx October term of f
Superior court in Transylvania
county are announced, today by !
Clerk Marvin McCall.
The court will be a two-weeks''
mixed term, opening on Mon
day October 23rd.
Judge Hugh Campbell, of'
Charlotte, will preside, and
.Leonard Lowe, of Forest City,)
\yiil prosecute for the state.
Called to serve during the
first week are the following:
Arthur E. Runyan, Jesse C.
Gillespie, Mrs. Alfred Allison,:
Wade C. Armfield. Kathleen
Ricker, John D. Page, Joseph D. j
| Baynard, Hassie W. McCrary,
J Lewis P. Bagwell, John Leroy
I Mills, R. F. Tharp, Gordon Har-i
din, Donald E. Merrill, R. B. j
Brown, Looney Sisk, Derieux
Thomas, Mrs. Paul Keilar, Mrs.
C. A. Tinsley. Avery Reid, Thom j
as E. Payne, Mrs. J. Frank Whit-'
mire, Guy Mull. Floyd Myers, j
J. Edwin Johnson, Thomas R.
Mitchell. Howard W. Galloway, j
Mrs. Glover Jackson. Mrs. J. Carl
Hamby. A. C. Neill, and Mrs.
Beulah Crowe.
Second week jurors are:
Lawrence Whitmire. Hubert
Callahan). Lessie McGuire, Doyle
Manley, Ruel Whitmire, Sue II.
Wilson, Mrs. Clyde Seay, Mrs.
E. C. Lyday, Francis C. Flynn,
L. H. Moore, Mrs. A, E. York,
Mrs. J. W. Powell, Volney Nich
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Wulpi Reports
On Legion
Contention ■
The 43d National American
Legion Convention just recently
concluded in Denver, Colorado,
was one of the finest ever held,
a legion public relations officer;
declared last week.
“It was a success from the
point of attendance, participa
tion, business conducted and
community co-operation,” said
James M. Wulpi, delegate to the
convention from the Monroe-Wil-j
son Post No. 88 of Brevard. |
Public officials of Denver
praised the thousands of Legion
naires for their conduct and the
difficulties that the officials an
ticipated did not materialize.
One official attributed this to
Campbell Makes
Dealership
Announcement
Charlie Campbell, owner of
Campbell’s Super Esso Servi
center on Blast Main street, has
been awarded the exclusive deal
ership in this area of Cooper
tires and Thor batteries.
Mr. Campbell explains that
these two fine products will
come to him directly from the
factory, thus allowing extra sav
ings to his customers.
To celebrate their association
with the two products, Camp
bell’s is giving away many val
uable prizes.
Everyone is invited to come
in and register at either the
new tire and battery depart
ment, located next to Campbell’s
Esso, or at the service station.
Full details are carried on
page eight of the second sec
tion of this issue of the Times.
(Free Pickup
) Of Trash
I This Weekend I
This weekend will be the
weekend for free pickup of
brush and trash, Bill Eidens,
town manager, announces.
Persons desiring to have a
pickup made at their residences
or businesses are asked to call
the City Hall, TUrner 2-4911.
NATIONAL BUSINESS WOMEN’S WEEK is be
ing oLse-rv-bd this week across the nation with the
theme, “Woman power—• dimension in democracy”.
The local observance, sponsored by the Business
and Professional Women’s club, will be highlighted
by the annual tali district meeting Sunday, October
8th, in Cherokee. Miss Virginia Ward, chairman of
the observance, is shown above placing a poster in
the First Union National Bank.
(Times Staff Photo)
CENTENNIAL QUEEN Molly Siniard Clark and
her husband, Gregg Clark, are shown above mak
ing plans for a week’s vacation in Fort Lauder
dale, Florida and Nassau. They will stay at one
of the Gill Hotels in Fort Lauderdale, and from
there they will be flown by Mackey Airlines to Nas
sau, where they will spend three delightful days at
the British Colonial hotel. Queen Molly reigned in
the recent centennial pageant, “In the Shadow of
Mount Pisgah”. (Times Staff Photo)
Program Highlights
WPNF Is Now Broadcasting
World Series, Grid Games
A1 Martin, station manager of
WFNF, announces today that the
local station will broadcast the
entire World Series for 1361.
The annual classic pits the
American League Champions,
the New York Yankees, against
the pennant winners in the sen
ior circuit, the Cincinnati Reds.
The series opened in New York
for the first two games on Wed
nesday and Thursday, October
4th and 5th. The next three
games, if all are needed, will
be played in Cincinnati, with
the final two games, if needed,
to be played in New York.
Program Director Bill Han
cock announces that the Brevard
Canton high school football game
to be played in Canton this Fri
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Advantage; Are
Cited By McCall
$1,800 Received
The new General' County
Court-;in Transylvania got off
<:> a. good start on Monday,
Approximately 39 ease;; were
i- posed of) and many were
hound over to Superior Court,
Clerk of Superior Court Mar
vin McCall reports. Revenue
taken in the court amounted
to some $1,800.00.
Cases that were tried on
Monday were mostly of a min
or nature, and concerned traf
fic violations.
Mr. McCall reports that the
court will convene again next
Monday, October 9th. He said
he was well pleased with the
opening day and he predicted
that the court would be a great
help to defendants. For ex
ample, the eost of drunk driv
ing ease was reduced from
$49.00 to $24.00. The manda
tory fine of $100.09 stays the
same.
“This court will do much to
reduce crime in Transylvania,”
Mr. Mt Call believes. He cites
as an example a drunk driv
ing case when the arrest was
made on a Satm-day. The ease
would be heard on the follow
ing Monday and the drivers
license revoked at that-time.
Heretofore, the defendant
could drive for several weeks
before being tried in Super
ior Court.
in addition t© Mr. McCall,
ether officials of the court
are:
Robert T. Gash, judge
.1. Bruce Morton, solicitor
i Mrs. Roy Head, court reporter
CASES HEARD
.lames Potter Harris and
Claud ^Edwtfird Reid were
charged with no operators li
cense and each had to pay
$25.00 and costs.
John Boyd Mathis, on a
charge of transporting whis
key, had to pay $100.00 and
costs.
Charged with driving with
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First College,
Church Recital
'Slated Sunday
! The first organ recital of the
year sponsored by the Brevard
Methodist church and Brevard
college will be held Sunday,
October 8, at 4:30 p.m., in the
Methodist Church, and will feat
ure Dr. Richard Peek.
A native of Mason, Michigan,
I Dr. Peek did his undergraduate
1 work at Michigan State univer
sity. His graduate work was done
at the School of Saered Music,
Union Theological Seminary,
New York City, where his Doc
tor of Sacred Music was con
ferred in 1938. He studied
choral conducting with Elaine
Brown, If or Jones, and Peter
Wilhousky; composition with
Norman Lockwood, Harold Frie
dell and Wallingford Reigger.
Organ study was with Vernon de
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Baptist Pastors
Hold Meeting
The monthly meeting of the
Baptist pastors of the Transyl
vania association was held Mon
day night. The meeting opened
with dinner at Gaither’s restaur
ant and was followed by Bible
study at the First Baptist church.
Dr. Robert Crapps, professor
of Bible at Furman University,,
was guest speaker. Dr. Crapps
gave a review of ‘the prophet
Jeremiah which Baptist pastors
will teach during the Bible
study week in January.
The business of .the evening
included the setting of the date
of November 21st for the evange
listic clinic and the last of April
for the spring evangelistic cara
paign. '
All Baptist pastors are invited
to attend the next-pastor’s con
ference to be held on November
6th.
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