TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricultural j
ajid Music Center. Popula
tion, 1960 Census, 16,372
Brevard Cnmtnunity 8,500.
Brevard proper 4,857.
Vol. 72 — No, 41 , *
TIMES
-1 Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
N. C., THURSDAY- OCTOBER 12, 1961 ★ 20 PAGES TODAY ★ PRICE 10
TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps,
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
PUBLISHED WEEKL"
HIGHWAY OFFICIALS who will
%ttend the meeting hereof the U. S.
Highway 64 Developriiemt associa
tion next Wednesday are pictured
above. On the front row, left to right,
along with the counties they repre
sent are: Commissioner Ted Jordan
flherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson,
aeon, Swain, and Transylvania) ;
Commissioner John “Clint” Newton,
Tr. (Cleveland, Gaston, Henderson,
.o:
#tauga) ; ■■••^3!
Several hundred persons are
expected to attend the meet
ing of the U. S. Highway 64
Development association here
next Wednesday, October 18th,
Gil Coan, the vice president
announces.
The meeting- will include a
luncheon in the Brevard Sen
ior High cafetertia at 12:30
I o’clock, followed by a general
meeting in the J. B. Memorial
iy, auditorium at 1:30. ,-•*
Mr. Coaif'TTrrtnally iimtes
4ll interested citizens to at-,
tend the luncheon and the
meeting.
« The meeting will be attend
by four members of the
North Carolina Highway com
mission and also the chairman,
Merrill Evans. Commissioners
to attend are Ted Jordan, Rob
binsville; John Clinton New
ton, Jr., Shelby; Yates Bennett,
Burnsville; and Jack Klrksey,
Morganton.
C. W. Lee, chief engineer,
State Highway Commission,
Raleigh, will also be in attend
ance.
Mr. Coan points out that a
good turn-out at the meeting
will emphasize the interest in
* this community in having TJ.
S. Highway 64 improved in this
area.
<§ The meeting will be presid
ed over by Ed Potts, of High
JUnds, wbo is president of the
^Development association.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, October 12 — Jay
cettes meet at Colonial Inn at
7:00 p.m. Democrat Women meet
at Gaither’s at 8:00 p.m. Ma
sons meet at Temple at 8:00
p.m.
Friday, October 13 — Schools
to close. Teachers to attend dis
trict meeting. Appreciation Day
at Brevard College. Trustees
meet at 11:00 a.m. Open House
at Science Hall 4:0(16:00, 7:00 -
9:00 p.m. Farmers Federation
stockholders meet at 7:30 p.m.
Ace of Clubs meet at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 14 — Bre
vard College Homecoming dance.
Masons meet in temple at 8:00,
p.m. ,
Sunday, October 15 — Attend
,jle church of your choice. David
son River Day at Brevard-David
son River Presbyterian church. I
Monday, October 16 — County
court opens at 9:30 a. m. Rotary
Club meets at Gaither’s at 7:00
p. m. Humane Society meets
with Mrs. Don Hill at 8:00 p. m.
Brevard Senior High P-TA
meets at 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 17 — Ace of
Clubs meets at 7:30 o. m. Eastern
Star meets at Temple at 8:00
p. m.
Wednesday, October 18 — N.
C. Highway Development As
sociation luncheon - meeting at
Brevard Senior high cafeteria at
12:30 p. m. Toastmasters meet at
Gaither’s at 6:30 p. m. WOW
meets at Woodman Hall at 8:00
i P m
Bradburn
Schools
Teachers
Schools in Brevard and Tran
sylvania countjtswiU close on
Friday as more than 2,000 teach*
ers, ^principals, supervisors, su
perintendents and college
faculty members from 15 count
ies gather in Asheville for the
39th Annual Convention of the
Western district of the North
Carolina Education association.
C. W. Bradburn, superinten
dent of Transylvania county
schools, Brevard, Western dis
trict president, will preside over
the general session, scheduled
to be held in the auditorium of
the Lee H. Edwards high school.
Other district Officers are:
Donald P. Jones, Asheville, vice
president; Charles A. Pearce, Jr.,
Erevard, secretary; and Hugh D.
Randall, Hendersonville, district
director.
Dr. Charles F. Carroll, state
superintendent of Public Instruc
tion, Raleigh, will deliver the
main address at the general ses
sion.
Dr. A. C. Dawson, NCEA Exe
cutive Secretary, will discuss as
sociations! activities and profes
sional improvement.
Others appearing on the gener
al session program are: O. L.
Norment, Asheville; W. P. Grif
fin, Asheville; Donald P. Jones;
Dr. Lloyd Y. Thayer, High Point,
NCEA President; Bert Ishee,
Fayetteville, NEA Director; s^nd
Hugh D, Randall. Music will be
furnished by the Brevard high
.ohool band;- ' -
Professional interest and sub
ject areas will receive the atten
tion of the educators during the
25 divisional and departmental
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In Mayor’s Court
Lance And McCall Being
Held Under $5,000 Bond
Two Transylvania young
men are being held in the
county jail under a $5,000
v bond after many instances of
law-breaking
They are Earl Lance and
■ Garnett McCall.
Following their run-in with
local policemen, they were
bound over from Mayor’s
Court to the General County
Court.
Lance faces the following
charges: resisting arrest, as-’
sault with a deadly weapon,
kidnapping, aiding and abet
ting in drunk driving, reckless
driving, outrunning police car, i
possession and transporting
non-tax paid liquor, and public
drunkenness.
McCall faces these charges:
failure to heed red light and
siren in operation by attempt
ing to outrun police car and
then jumping out and running,
reckless driving, possession
and transporting non-taxpaid
liquor, kidnapping, driving
while intoxicated, running stop
signs, resisting arrest, public
drunkenness, and aiding and
abetting assault with a deadly
weapon.
Emory McLean was bound
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County
Court
Continues
Many cases were disposed of
Jr Monday’s General County
court, and several others were
continued to the next term and
to Superior Court.
General County Court will
convene again Monday, October
16th, at 9:30 a.1".
l’aul Albert McKinney, on a
charge of driving drunk, had to
pay SI 00.00 and costs.
James Ariston Hamilton,
■ charged! with speeding, had to
[pay S15.20 and costs.
IfcvNan.cy Sims Moore had to pay
| Ifc'.OO and costs on a no opera
[J^rs license charge.
TTho case against Roger Wat
[ "On Banks, who was charged with
i speeding, was called and failed,
and thp cash bend of $40.00 for
feited and paid to the school
fund.
Dan Barton and Glendon
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Contest Opens
For National
Newspaper Week
Highlighting the local ob
servance of National News
paper week, which is next
week. The Transylvania Times
w’H again sponsor an essay
contest in Brevard and Bos
nian high schools.
The theme of the observance
this year is “Your Newspaper
—Heritage of Truth: Frontier
of Freedom”.
The contest will be open to
all 11th and 12th graders in
, the two schools, and Editor
John Anderson is asking these
students to submit an essay
of not more than 500 words
f.tb their English teachers by
3:00 p. m., October 28th.
Editor Anderson points out
that the theme emphasizes the
role the newspapers play as
bearers of ideals and com
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“VANISHING AMERCIA’Nwas the
caption The Times staff photograph
er labeled the picture of the log cabin
above. It will be added to the collec
tion in the Pack Memorial library
in Asheville. The cabin is located dp
the property of Deputy Sheriff Clyde
Hubbard on East Fork. It is believed
to be about 80 years old and was built
by O. M. Cassell and A. W. Hubbard.
(Time Staff Photo)
PRINCIPAL FIGURES at the an- I
nual banquet honoring Brevard’s vol
unteer firemen Thursday night are
pictured above. At the left is George
Spicer, president of the Lions club,
who presided over the meeting. John
F. Truesdail, production manager of
th» film operations at Olin Mathie
son Chemical corporation, Pisgah
Forest, is in the center, and he de
livered an interesting and informa
tive address on safety. At the right
is Kay Burgin, program chairman of
the Lions club, who presided. Bach
year during National Fire Prevention
week, the Lions, the Kiwanians and
the Rotarians honor the firemen with
a banquet. (Times Staff Photo)
Becker Is New
Pastor Of
Catholics Here
Rev. Henry J. Becker was for
mally installed as Pastor of Sacr
ed Heart church here in Bre
vard Monday evening of this
week. He takes the place of
Rev. John G. O’Brien, who was
recently transferred to a new
pastorate at St. James Church
in Concord.
The installation ceremony for
Father Becker was conducted by
the Right Rev. John F. Roueche,
V. F., of the Asheviile-Deanery.
A number of the clergy from the
Western part of the North Car
olina Diocese joined the local
parishoners in participating in
the impressive rites.
Father Becker was born in
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The Weather \
Early morning fog has been
quite prevalent during the past
few weeks in Western North
Carolina. Cooler temperatures
have also been quite evident
with last Thursday’s low read
ing of 33 degrees, the low for
the week.
The weatherman predicts tem
peratures will average near or
above normal through Friday,
followed by cooler temperatures
over the weekend. Normal highs
for this period range near 69
with the normal low reading
near 46 degrees.
There is a chance of some
'hewers on Friday and again on
Sunday.
Readings for the past week in
clude:
Qiimi
High Low Pre.
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
66 41 0
68 33 0
70 35 0
73 36 0
71 51 0
75 39 0
78 42 0
Solicitors Busy
Good Response Reported
In United Fund Campaign
Tax Collections
In I960 At
High Percentage
Tax collections during 1960 in
Transylvania were at the high
percentage of 95.08, Tax Collec
tor Lawrence Hipp reported to
the county commissioners at the
October meeting of the board.
At the same time, over $18,000
in back taxes were collected.
The 1960 breakdown is as
follows:
Charges and discover
ies $446,459.65
Less errors and town
and county property
on which no taxes
are collected 1,616.31
Total 444,879.34
Collections 205,011.12
October discount 220.45
Pre-payments 217,142.13
Balance 21,899.64
Big Moose
Meeting
Slated Here
Several hundred members
of the Moose lodges in West
ern North Carolina will gather
in Brevard this weekend for
the regular meeting of the
WENOCA legion, No. 78."
A gala ceremonial dance is
slated for Saturday evening in
the American legion building.
Registration for the event
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John W. Bailey, general chair-!
man of the Transylvania county
United Fund campaign, reports
that this annual drive for funds
is progressing nicely as is indi
cated by the big thermometer
on the court house lawn.
The large industries in the
area also report that their se
parate campaigns are well ahead
of last year.
“I am well pleased to see
that our people are doing their
share in connection with the
many worthwhile causes in our
area,” said Mr. Bailey.
“Reports reaching me from
other cities in the state show
that a number of them have al
ready reached their goals or are
closing in fast. I hope that those
of our citizens who have not
as yet been.contacted will crane
forward with their pledges so
that Brevard will be in the list
of progressive communities very
soon.”
The civic clubs of this area
will canvass the residential dis
tricts under the direction of
Robert L. Daniels, and he urges
that residents will have their
pledges ready at that time.
Outstanding pledges received
so far are as follows: The First
Union National bank, Mr. and
Mrs. William H. Keith, Citizens
Telephone Co., Brevard Insur
ance agency, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam B. Clark, Mr. and Mrs.
James C. Gaither, Sr, and Miss
Jane Daraall.
The United Fund office locat
ed at 5 South Broad street will
be open every morning from
9:00 a.m. to noon. Pledges can
be taken there or to Melvin Gil
lespie at the First Union Na
tional bank.
Many Sports Activities
Being Heard Over WPNF
WPNF has obtained permis
sion to broadcast this Friday
night’s football game between
Brevard and Enka high schools,
according to station manager,
A1 Martin. The game which is
being played at Enka will be
broadcast beginning at 7:20 p.m.,
with the pre-game warm-up.
On Saturday afternoon WPNF
will broadcast the Carolina
Maryland football game from
College Park, Maryland. Kickoff
is set for 1:00 pan., with flic
pre-game warmup show set lor
12:45.
Local sports fans are remlnd
director, Bill
er local
__ ‘ the
the Week,”
standing player
Devil football
with
Fhis Weekeid To
Be Homecomg,
Events Scheduled
The Homecoming activities at
Brevard College this weekend
"ill begin Friday with an Ap
preciation Day assembly pro
ram in the college auditorium
•t 3:00 p.m.
Because they are largely re*
noasible for the progress in the
irs-t stage of the colfcge build
ng program, miaistere and
members of all the churches in
;he Western North Carolina Con
erence df The Methodist Church
lave been invited to visit the
anipus to see the “new look,"
President Emmett K. McLarty,
fr., stated.
Following the assembly pro
tram, Open House will be held
n the new Science hall from
i OO toB:00 and from 7:00 to 9:00.
^resident McLarty announced
hat everyone in the community
nterested in the college is in
cited to attend both the pro
gram and open house.
On Friday morning and after
noon the college Board erf Trus
tees will be in session, headed
by Chairman Allen H. Sims of
tJastonia. Members on the board
from Brevard are John I. Ander
son, Jr., Leslie S. 'Grogan and
F. S. Best.
With the Science hall com
pleted and construction started
on the new physical Education
Building, the Trustees will re
view plans for the next stage in
the college expansion program.
Alumni returning tor Home
coming are asked to register Sat
urday morning in the lobby of
«*<“ CampmrCenter building. The
faculty dining room in the col
lege cafeteria will bo reserved
for alumni at both lunch and
dinner on Saturday.
Activities will end with the
annual Homecoming Dance
which will start at 8:30 Satur
day evening. In a school-wide
election last week, Sally Maynard
of Winter Park, Florida, was
chosen Homecoming Queen.
Serving her as attendants will be
Catherine Whitworth, of Char
lotte, sophomore attendant, and
Marcella Dodd, of Winston
Salem, freshman attendant.
Registration
For Bond fcsue
Vote To Begin
Registration for the statewide
bond issue vote will start Satur
day, October 14, and continue
through Saturday, October 28, T.
J. Wilson, chairman of Che Tran
sylvania County Board of Elect
ions has announced.
November 4 has been set is
challenge day and the election
will be held on Tuesday, Novem
ber 7.
Only those who have become of
age or moved from one precinct
to another need register, said the
county elections official This is
not a new registration.
A voter must be 21 years of
age on or by November 7th to re
gister and vote. He must have
been a resident of North Caro
lina for one year anda resident
of his township, ward or pre
cinct for one month. Everyone
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Davidson
River Day
Is Slated
The anneal Davidson
Day will he celebrated
Brevard - Davidson Btv<
bytarian church
tober 15ti».
A picnic t
after the
all famibej.
bring a picnic
15th is also cele
Centennial
byteri