TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1960 Census, 16,372
Brevard Community 8,500.
Brevard proper 4,857.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize - Winning A.B C.
Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA— I
The Land of Waterfall* j
Mecca for Summer Camp* '
Entrance to Pisgah Nn- l
tional Forest end Home of I
Brevard Music Fesfivat
Vol. 72 — No. 49
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1961 ★ 20 PAGES TODAY ★ PRICE 10c
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
AMONG KEY PARTICIPANTS
last Saturday at the Western North
(Carolina Rural Development Com
munity awards luncheon in Ashe
ville’s City auditorium were (L-R) :
Elmo Crowe, president of the Tran
sylvania’s Eastatoe Community Club; i
Dr. John Kerr, president of Bun- j
fombe’s Leicester Youth Center; j
Charles J. Meloun, general manager
of General Electric’s Outdoor Light
'■mm
ing Department, who was the prin
cipal speaker at the luncheon;
George Chumbley Jr., president of
of the Asheville Chamber of Com
merce, who presented the awards at
the luncheon; Don Seagle, president
of Macon County’s Holly Springs
Community Club, and Zeb Cabe, jun
ior president of the Holly Springs
group. (Extension Staff Photo)
iKAiNaYLVaNIAF ; wmuch in
evidence at the "/NC A watads lunch
eon in Asheville last Saturday, as
Eastatoe captured first place in the
non-farm division; second in youth
Stork; and Little River fourth in the
farming category. Above, from left
to right, are Bob Beard, of the Ashe
ville Citizen, who assisted in award
! 'I'" prt*' - John Sjykvr,. president bt
| the A. h jvjllo Agriculture council,
|.'Sponsor of the contest; Alvin Mc
i Chary, president of the Little River
community: Representative Roy
I Taylor; and Doris Chapman and Nor
| ris Powell, co-chairmen of the youth
j group at Eastatoe.
(Extension Staff Photo)
10,000 See Big Yule Parade,
Business Tempo Said Picking Up
An estimated crowd of
10,000 persons attended the
gigantic parade in Brevard
last Thursday, and it was said
to have been “Brevard’s big
est and best”.
'w The event signalled the
opening of the 1961 Christmas
flopping season in Brevard,
and climaxing the parade was
Ole Santa himself, riding high
atop a beautiful float.
The parade featured the
bands of Brevard, Henderson
ville and Canton, 12 profes
sion floats, more than a dozen
other entries and beauty
queens of Brevard and Bosnian
high school and Brevard col
lege.
The color guards of the
Monroe Wilson post of the
American legion led the pa
rade up Main street, down
Caldwell, back to Broad and
then to the college.
A survey in Brevard reveals
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
^/Thursday, December 7 — Ki
wanis meets at Gaither’s at 6:45
p. m. Lions meet at Colonial Inn
at 7:00 p. m.
Friday, December 8 — Bre
vard Vs. Waynesville in Senior
High gym at 7:00 p. m. Brevard
College Vs. Young Harris in
college gym at 7:30 p. m.
Sunday, December 10 — At
tend the church of your choice.
Civic Chorus concert at Presby
terian church at 8:00 p. m.
Monday, December 11—Rotary
meets at Gaither’s at 7:00 p. m.
Shriners meet at Berry’s at 7:00
p. m. Brevard Elementary P-TA
meets at 8:00 p. m.
Tuesday, December 12 — Ace
of Clubs meets at 7:30 p. m.
Wednesday, December 13 —
Jaycees meet at Gaither’s at
6:30 p. m.
The Weather
i
Afternoon temperatures have
ranged from 50 to 65 degrees
during the past week with morn
ing lows in the 16 to 50 degree
range.
The forecast for Thursday is
partly cloudy and continued cool.
A high for the day is expected
to be between 44 and 50. Pre
cipitation in this area should
end by today.
Readings for the past week in
clude:
High Low Pre.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
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60
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58
64
65
62
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43
50
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Frank King
Heads Local
Realtor Board
Frank King, prominent Bre
vard realtor, is the new presi
dent of the Brevard Realtor
board.
He succeeds Mrs. Sue Wilson.
Other officers elected at the
meeting here this week are as
follows:
William Sagar — vice presi
dent, and Mrs. Mary Jane Mc
Crary, secretary and treasurer.
MissPriest
Retiring
Dec. 31st
By DOROTHY WALLACE
Miss Anne Benson Priest,
Transylvania county home
agent for the past 13 years,
will retire on December 31st,
1961.
This will mark the end of
30 years service with the ex
tension service.
A native of Henderson, Ken
tucky, Miss Priest was gradu
ated from high school there. She
was graduated from Peabody col
lege, and has done graduate work
at Peabody and at N. C, State
college.
Miss Priest has done an ex
' cellent job since she began
working here July 1, 1948. She
has loved working with adults
and the boys and girls. “They
have been an inspiration be
' cause of their interest and at
titudes in adopting new' prac
tices”, she commented.
It is also a source of pleas
ure, she added, to see the de
velopment of the county during
these years as well as the de
velopment of the people.
She had words of praise for
her co-workers in the exten
sion office and for the Board
of County Commissioners.
“The Transylvania Times
and WPNF have been respon
sible in many ways for the
advancement of the program
I have been working with”,
she stated.
Miss. Priest will continue to
live in Brevard at her home on
j-z .+ Main Street. In addition to
the professional groups in which
She has been a member, she has
been active in the work of the
p: ■ - byterian church, BPW, DAR.
At W. and other groups.
Her successor will-be announc
'd in the near future.
Three Buck And
Doe Deer Hunts
Set Next Week
Three buck and doe deer
hunts are scheduled next week
in the Pisgah National Forest,
Ranger Ted Seely announces.
The first will be held on Mon
day, Dec. 11th beginning at 2:00
p.m.
The second is slated on the
following day, and hunting will
begin at 12 roon, the ranger re
ports.
The third hunt will begin at
10:00 a.m., next Wednesday.
Demo Women
Name Officers
New officers of the Transyl
vania Democratic Women’s club
were elected at Monday night’s
meeting.
The outgoing president, Mrs.
Sue Wilson, presided over the
meeting, and the following of
ficers were elected:
Mrs. Lewis Stepp — president
Mrs. W. F. Short — vice presi
dent
Mns. Webb Pitillo — secretary,
and
Mrs. Inez Whitmire — treasur
er.
Eastatoe Community Wins Highest
Honors In WNC Rural Competition
IN A JOVIAL MOOD at rehearsal
are shown the principal figures for
the Brevard Civic Chorus concert,
which is set for Sunday, December
10th at 8:00 o’clock at "the Brevard
Davidson River Presbyterian church.
Left to right are Mrs. W, Harold Kil- j
lian, soprano Soloist; Nelson F.
Adams, director; Harvey H. Miller,
Jr., bass soloist; and Lloyd Burhans,
tenor soloist, who will sing the part
of the Evangelist. Mrs. Harvey H.
Miller, Jr., seated, will be organist
for the program. The group will sing
‘■The Christmas Story”, by Schutz.
(Times Staff Photo)
I Jury Trials |
j Being Heard j
! In Court
Jury triais arc being heard
in the General County court
this week and court is ex
pected to continue all week.
As Th'* Times went to press,
Theodore H. Merrill was being
tried for drunk driving.
The following verdicts were
handed down during the first
part of the week:
Donald Lee Sharpe had to
pay costs on a charge of ob
taining goods under false pre
tense. He also had to pay
$25.00 and costs on a charge
of possession for purpose of
sale.
The following were charged
with speeding and had to pay
fines and costs: Morris Mal
lory Finch: John Charlie Hens
ley, Lloyd N. Owen, Joseph
Few Wright, Jr., James Emory
McCall (two counts), Brian Ne
well Miller, Leon Conrad Har
rell, James William Cody, Rob
ert Earl Norris and William
E. Morris.
Charles Earl Barton had to
pay $25.00 and costs on a no
license and improper lights
charge.
On a no operator’s license
charge, John J. Miller had to
pay $30.00 and costs.
Ann Morgan had to pay
costs on a charge of abandon
ment of minor child.
Joe Louis Norman, charged
with following too close and
restricted license, had to j»ay
costs.
On a drunk driving charge,
Clyde McDonald Huff had to
pay $100.00 and costs, as did
William Parker.
Julius Creed Robinson, on a
similar charge, had to pay
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' ncay Evening
Brevard Civic Chorus To
Present “Christmas Story"'
Robert Warner Is
The New Scout
Executive Here
Robert H. Warner, of Smith
i field, has accepted the position
of District Scout Executive with
the Daniel Boone council and
will serve the Transylvania and
the Land O’Sky districts.
He was introduced to Tran
sylvania district officials and
members last Friday at the
fourth annual appreciation din
ner at the Brevard - Davidson
River Presbyterian church.
A native of Alabama, Mr.
Warner is a graduate of Auburn
University, at Auburn, Alabama.
He was an Eagle scout and serv
ed for many years in various
volunteer scouting capacities.
For the oast several years he
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SANTA CLAUS came to town last Thursday afternoon, and
his arrival marked the opening of the 1961 Christmas shopping
season. He is pictured above riding atop the beautiful float be
hind his reindeers as the gigantic parade crosses the square. An
estimated crowd of 10,000 persons witnessed the event.
1 (Photo by Austin)
I —•—
"The Christmas Story” by
Heinrich Schutz will be present
' ed by the Brevard Civic Chorus
j Sunday evening, December 10th,
j at 8:00 p.m., in the Brevard
Davidson River Presbyterian
church. The Rev. Ben F. Ormand
will be the presiding minister.
Nelson F. Adams, head of the
music department at Brevard
I College, will direct the chorus;
and Mrs. Harvey H. Miller, Jr.,
will serve as organist for this
musical event of the Christmas
season,
Lloyd Burhans, tenor, will sing
the part of the Evangelist. Other
soloists include Mrs. W. Harold
Killian, soprano, and Harvey H.
Miller, Jr., bass.
The director and members of
the civic chorus extend a cordial
invitation to the public to at
tend this Christmas concert.
ANSWER YOUR
CHRISTMAS SEAL
LETTER TODAY
-a g SHOPPING DAYS
JL O TIL CHRISTMAS
Little River Is
Also In Top
Group In Contest
With Eastatoe Winning first
place in the non-farm division
and second in the youth cate
gory and Little River eopping
fourth in the farm division,,
Transylvania remains one of tfee
“lop” counties in Western North
Carolina. This is believed an urn
equalled record.
The a'.yards were made last
Saturday at a luncheon meeting
in Asheville’s City auditorium
and a large delegation from
Transylvania attended.
The principal speaker at the
meeting was Charles J. Me loan,
newly appointed manager of the
General Electric company’s Oat
door Lighting Department at
Hendersonville.
“You are leaders in a move
ment that is taking place at?
over the eou n.try,” Metoun told
his listeners in an address called
“Yonr Stake in Community 'Pro
gress.”
He pointed out: “In reality,
everyone here is a winner, be
cause there simply are no loser*
in community development."
Ho cautioned that the com
munities take care to keep their
business climate favorable. And
he cited an 11-poir.t guide for
these communities that wish to
heed him.
The guide included
Honest and efficient govern
ment; fair taxes, conscientious,
impartial law enforcement; equit
able pay and benefits, qualified
and responsible people, outstand
ing schools, accessibility to goew;
community facilities;, adequate
aoming; a social and cultural at
mosphere; a friendly, openmind
ed attitude toward business, and
responsible businessmen through
the community.
“Growth and progress are not
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Jay cees Begin
Sale Of Trees
The Brevard Jaycees «riB
again conduct their animal
Christmas tree sale this year.
The trees, which will be Col
orado Blue Spruce, Scotch Fine
and Norwegian Spruce, will jm
on sale Thursday, Bee. 11th
The same location as last year,
directly across from McCrary
Auto service on North Bonsai
Street, will again be used by
the Jaycees as their tree lot.
Trees will be on sale there be
tween the hours of 10 a.m., and.
9 p.m., each day.
Profits from the annual project
will again go into the Jayce»
Christinas shopping tour and
party for underprivileged chil
dren of Transylvania county;.
Jaycees and their wives tats
these children on a shopping
tour to purchase for other mem
bers of their families and them
have a big Christinas party fit
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Program Highlights
WPNF Slates Yule Program,
Interest In Basketball Up
WPNF will broadcast a re
cording of Sunday night’s con
cert by the Brevard Civic
Chorus, under the direction of
Nelson Adams, according to
station manager A] Martin.
“We are most happy to be able
to present this Christmas ser
vice over the air for the benefit
I of those who otherwise might be
unable to hear our fine civic
i chorus,” Mr. Martin stated,
j “We are extremely grateful
! to Mr. Adams and the chorus
1 for their cooperation in this pub
lic service effort,” he concluded.
Program Director Bill Han
cock announced the broadcast
of the Chorus concert may be
heard Monday night immediate
ly following the 6:30 p.m. Editor
ial Comment.
Four basketball games are on
tap during the next week. WPNF
will carry the Louisville - Duke
game from Durham this Fri
day night beginning at 8:0ft
p.m On Saturday evening, at
7:45 p.m., the Ohio State - Watt
Forest contest will bo broad
cast. Monday at 7:45 p.m. wtff
find the Indiana - North Carolina
game being broadcast from
Chapel Hill, and on Tuesday
evening at 8:00 p.m. the Wake
Forest - Florida contest will be
aired from Gainesville, Florida.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Fares amt
Home hour is as follows: Ttausr
day, Brevard Home Be, dbpt,
Mrs. Glenn Burrell; Friday, N. C
forestry, Clark Grissom; Hon
day, county agent; Tuesday, Soil
conservation service, Grover Mi
Pherson;
agent,