ARD, N. C.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1961 * 18 PAGES TODAY * PRICE 10 .
TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1960 Census, 16,372
Brevard Community 8,500.
Brevard
TIMES
n/:lining A.It. C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
Tbe Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps,
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Jiighway
Meeting
Is Held
Members of the State High
way Commission were told of
the extreme need for improve
ment of Highway 64 at a lunch
eon meeting here last Wednes
day afternoon at Brevard sen
ior high schobl.
Some 200 persons, representing
all communities in this area, at
tended the meeting, which was
called by the Highway 64 De
velopment association.
. Various spokesmen stressed
■A the need for improvement of
6 Highway 64, which they de
scribed as a “horse and buggy”
thoroughfare and a disgrace to
the state.
The economy of the region
is already suffering because of
the condition of this crooked,
narrow highway.
Commission members attend
ing the meeting could offer no
immediate aid, however, because
they must take the matter up be
fore the entire body.
From the State Highway Com
mission were commissioners
Clint Newton of Shelby, Yates
Bennett of Burnsville, Jack
Kirksey of Morganton and Ted
Jordan of Robbinsville.
Roger Jackson, the commis
sion’s public relations officer,
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
v Thursday, October 26 — BPW
Qneets at Gaither’s at 7:00 p.m.
Masons meet at Temple at 8:00
p.m.
Friday, October 27 — Brevard
vs. Owen at 7:30 p.m. Organ
recital at Brevard Methodist
church at 8:15 p.m. Ace of Clubs
meets at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 29 — Attend
the church of your choice.
Monday, October 30 — Civil
Court opens at Court House at
9:30 a.m. Rotary club meets at
Gaither’s at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 31 — Hal
loween. “Trick or Treat for
UNICEF” 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Ace
of Clubs meets at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 1 —
Toastmasters meet at Gaither’s
at 6:30 p.m. WOW meets in
Woodman Hall at 8:00 p.m.
N'cv/ I « fhe Making
Special Edition Will Be
Devoted To History, Future
The concluding feature of the
county’s centennial program
,vill be a special edition of The
rransylvania Times.
This will be in recognition of
the county’s PROGRESS from
1861 to 1961. and the edition
.vill be dedicated to the county’s
progress, with emphasis in Two
Directions — the achievements
>f the PAST and the expecta
:ions of the FUTURE.
This special edition is part of
he 1961 centennial program. It
las been in the planning stage
;ince last February. Four special
sections of this newspaper will
De devoted to the edition, plus
;he usual regular sections.
Date of publication will be
mnounced shortly.
Among the subjects whose his
tory and outlook will be covered
ire:
The County government.
The City government of Bre
vard and Rosman.
The communities of the county
and the organized community
dubs.
The Home Demonstration
dubs.
Agriculture and the agricul
tural extension service.
Schools and education; Bre
vard College.
The Church and Sunday
Schools.
Civil Defense
Retail merchandising and ser
\ ice industries.
Production industries.
Clubs and Organizations.
The Tourist and Travel Indus
try; Pisgah and Highway Im
provement.
Real Estate, Home Building,
Furnishing, Decorating and
Landscaping.
Patriotic and Military Organi
zations, etc.
Loftis Buys
Corn’s Taxi
Corn’s Taxi is now owned and
operated by T. T. Loftis, of Bre
vard.
The former owner, Mack
Corn, has retired due to reasons
of health.
Mr. Corn has been in business
here nearly 20 years, and he ex
presses sincere appreciation to
all persons who have patronized
his firm.
He urges his former customers
to continue to use Corn’s taxi.
Mr. Loftis says that Corn’s
Taxi will continue to offer
prompt, courteous and depend
able taxi service. The same staff
is being retained.
THE Times highlighted !
National. Newspaper Week by
honoring its correspondents at .
e supper and its carrier boys ;
at a breakfast last weekend.
Correspondents, seated left to
right, are Mrs. Virginia Lissau,
Tear Wallow Hollow; Mrs. Ada
Heed, Blantyre; Mrs. C. B.
Bawsey and Mrs. Paul Jones,
Cedar Mountain. Standing, left
to right, arc Rev. Dan Wallen,
Cherryfieid; Mrs. Austin Hog
sed, Rosman; Mrs. H. D. Lee,
Lake Toxaway; and Wallace
Brewer, Whitewater. Carrier
hoys above, front row, left to
right, are Ronnie Owens,
Steve Case, Marshall Feaster,
Tommy Poor, l.iair Johnson
and L. IV. Poor. Second row,
Henry Henderson, plant super
intendent ami supervisor of
carriers; Danny Thompson,
Thomas McCall, Terry Scruggs,
Thojnas Munro, Jimmie - Mac
tic. and Reginald Lynch.
(Times Staff Photos)
Shelters
Public interest in fall-out shel
ter and bomb protection flashed
up like lightning after Russia’s
tiring of the 30 (or maybe 50)
megaton whopper on Monday.
Today civil defense plans for
Brevard and this county are be
ing considered in a series of con
ferences in the court house. The
discussions began at 10 a.m. in
the court room, it was announced
by F. L. McCall, county director.
The conferences are being led
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Criminal Court Is Adjourned Here,
Civil Term Will Open Next Monday
Jerome Named
NC Savings,
Loan Director
. Jerry Jerome, president of
Brevard; Federal Savings & Loan
association, was recently 'ap
pointed a director of the North
Carolina Savings & Loan League.
Mr. Jerome has previously
served as director and president
of the League.
The N. C. Savings & Loan
League is made up of most all
local Savings & Loan associa
tions throughout North Carolina.
The representatives of these as
sociations recommend policy
arid procedure affecting home
ownership and thrift throughout
■the state.
Mr. Jerome has been in the
savings and loan business for
30 years and is known over
North Carolina as a pioneer in
the field.
The directors of Brevard Fed
oral Savings and Loan are also
pleased to announce the appoint
ment of J. F. Ayeoek to the
board of directors to fill the un
expired term of the late J. M.
Allison,
Mr. Ayeoek came to Brevard
in the fail of 5938 with the Ecu-j
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Tie f ir. ' . reduction of the
\1 i-ittle Theatre /or the
. PSl-Cl ;,t a5on is well into iv
.earssl with an •.•client cast,
: ecordiijg to Robroy Farquhar,
director.
A .VIaj rity of One" will be
r.vcn on Friday and Saturday,
November 17th and 18th, in Lie
Brevard college auditorium.
Mary W. Lvm.t l will portray
the leading role which was play
ed by Molly Berg in the Broad
way production. Mrs. Lyman,
who lives in Raleigh, and is
active with the Little Theatre
there, formerly lived in Brevard.
Last summer she was on the
I staff at Flat Rock Playhouse and
i appeared in several productions
there.
The part of Koichi Asamo,
played by Sir Cedric Hardwicke
on Broadway, will he played by
Aaron PititiUo, who was assist
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Transylvania Youth To Stage
“Trick Or Treat For UNICEF”
Children of primary and
junior age throughout Brevard
and parts of Transylvania
county will participate in the
annual “Trick or Treat for
UNICES’,” on Halloween night,
October 31st.
Church bells will ring at
6:30 p. m., calling the children
to report to their various
churches to receive their
UNICES' cartons and assign
ments. The town has been
zoned this year to avoid dup
licate solicitation, officials of
the drive stated.
Soliciting will continue until
8:00 o’clock, when all children
participating will meet at the
Brevard Methodist church for
a Halloween party.
The drive is sponsored this
year by the United Nations
committee, of which Mrs. Al
fred Rhyne is chairman, and
the Brevard Ministerial asso
ciation.
Mrs. Rhyne urges citizens
of the county to give to this
worthy fund.
Over Travel Notes
.Raymond F, Bennett Home
After Overseas Assignment
MacGowan In
Recital
Friday Night
An organ recital by William
'MacGowan will be presented on
Friday evening, October 27th, at
8:15 o’clock in the Brevard
Methodist church.
Sponsored by church and Bre
vard college, the recital will
commemorate the dedication of
the Beulah McMinn Zachary or
gan.
Mr. MacGowan, of Boston, is
director of music at the Maple
Street Congregational church of
Danvers, Massachusetts. He re
ceived his B.Mus. and M.Mus. in
organ at the University of Mich
igan. where he studied organ
with Palmer Christian and Rob
ert Noehren.
During the past two years, Mr.
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LAND GRANT COLLEGE CONTRIBUTIONS
TO TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
TRANSYLVANIA’S OUTSTANDING EXHIBIT at the North
Carolina State Fair is shown above. The theme was progress
through research, information, and trained personnel in industry,
agriculture, education, and forestry. Transylvania was one of
five counties having such an exhibit, and it was viewed by thou
sands of persons.
By STAFF WRITER
Fallowing hjs retirement af
I tev ~3 years- of service, Bre
. \rcTs Raymond . F. Bennett I
| was given a unique task—a j
j rr> ety overseas assignment in
j V :..:pe and principally in
i northern Italy.
The assignment came immed
iately after his retirement from
01 in Mathicson’s Film Opera
tions here at Pisgah Forest and
at Fast Alton, Illinois.
He told The Times this week
that it’s wonderful to be home
after quite an experience over
seas. j
it is truly a “small world,”
and the jets are making it
even smaller, he declared.
And it seems that more jets
are being used in Europe than
they are in this country. He
was much impressed with their
Caravelle jet that usually flew
at 500 miles an hour and at
an altitude of 30,000 feet.
The special assignment came
through the Olin International
division, and he was in contact
with many foreigners.
‘1 found these persons to be
friendly and not mad at any
body. They do business with
Russians as well as Americans.”
Mr. Bennett explained further
that these countries have sur
vived many wars, and they fig
ure that the present squabble
is between Russia and the
United States.
“They are, though, very
much concerned with the
bomb explosions and how they
might contaminate their crops,
water supplies, etc.”
Sight Seeing Abroad
Mr. Bennett thought northern
Italy beautiful — “an ancient
region populated by friendly,
religious, family people.” He was
impressed by the contrasts in
the scale of living: “by evident
fabulous wealth” in some quart
ers and meager existence else
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Judge Campbell
Presiding, Cases
Are Reviewed
The October terns of Su
perior court in Transylvania
was adjourned late Tuesday
afternoon by Judge Hugh
Campbell, of Charlotte, after
a brief session.
Marvin McCall, clerk of Su
perior court, announces that
trial of the civil docket will
begin next Monday morning at
9:30 o’clock.
It is expected to take most
of the week for trial of these
cases.
Verdicts handed down in
the criminal court this week
were as follows:
Hamilton Brown, charged
with possession, was fined
$23.00 and costs.
Steven Dennis Garner and
Thomas Cox, who were found
guilty of escape from prison,
were given additional two
year sentences.
Frank Owen was given six
months on a charge of break
ing and entering and larceny
of goods valued at less than
$100.00.
John L. Cooper was found
guilty by a jury of laTeeny of
property valued at more than
He was sentenced to
"it less than four or more
than six years,
A suspended sentence
against Andrew Lusk was pet
i»dft effect. He was charged
with failing to provide ade
quate support for his minor
children, «t» ..
- Bonnie Brewer, " charged
’ *'h a felony, was ordered
sent to the Dorothy Dix hos
in Raleigh.
The Grand Jury failed to
find a true bill on the kid
cop ping charges against Gar
nett McCall and Earl Lance.
However, Ihe misdemeanor
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The Weather
Cool mornings and mostly
pleasant afternoon temperatures
have dominated the weather pic
ture in Brevard and Transylvania
during the oast week. Although
the mercury fell below the
freezing mark only one morning,
it failed to climb above the
middle 70s during the afternoon
hours. For the most port, after
noon temperatures have been in
the pleasant seventy degree
range.
Through the weekend tem
peratures are expected to aver
age somewhat below normal. The
normal readings for this area
of the state are a high of 64
and a low of 41. We can look
for cooler temperatures today
and tomorrow continuing
through Monday. Rainfall will
average around one-third of an
inch occurring as scattered show
ers, possibly today and Sunday.
Reedings for the past week
include:
High Low Pre.
Wednesday
75 35 0
75 40 0
65 33 .18
64 40 0
68 44 0
70 30 0
72 35 0
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
' Tuesday
Vogram Highlights
WPNF's News Broadcasts
Well Received By Public
I -
Station Manager A1 Martin, of |
WPNF, announces today that
local reaction to the station’s
policy of world, state or local
news every hour on the hour
has been extremely satisfactory.
“Both sponsors and listeners
seem pleased with our new ap
proach to the news in this period
of our history when every hour
brings critical developments on
the world scene,” Mr. Martin
stated.
“In addition to the very latest
stories from global hotspots, the
Associated Press has correspond
ents covering developments
thrwngboat the Tsr Heel State.
■
“Local happeni/ijSj are report
ed twice daily, at'7:30 each morn
ing and 8:00 each evening. This
news is gathered and edited by
the staff of the Transylvania
Times. ’
"We at WPNF would like to
take this opportunity of think
ing U106C op the Times staff "'ho
aid us ib preparing each of our
load news broadcasts,'* Mr. Mar
tin continued.
Program Director Bill Mnnr'v'k
announces that WPNF will
broadcast the Brevard - 0""-n