TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational* Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1900 Census, 16,372
Brevard Community 8,500.
Brevard proper 4,857.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
Vol. 72 — No. 50
SECOND CUSS MAIL RRIVILEOES
AUTHORIZED AT BREVARD. N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1961 PRICE 10c * 24 PAGES TODAY *
TRANSYLVANIA— |
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca -for Summer Camps, '
Entrance to Pisgah Na '
tional Forest *nd Home of I
Brevard Music Festival.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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WOODROW W. JONES, center,
Prominent Rutherfordton lawyer, de
livered an inspiring address at the
last regular meeting of the Brevard
Kiwanis club. He was introduced by
Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., Brevard at
torney, right, and President Jim Wil
lis, left, presided over the meeting.
(Times Staff Photo)
Nine Inches Of Rainfall Causes
Flooding Conditions In County
Niue inches of rainfall in
Brevard and Transylvania on
Monday and Tuesday sent
streams and rivers out of their
banks and flooded the bottom
lands in the county.
Since many of the secondary
roads were closed because of
the high water, schools in dis
trict one were recessed at noon
on Tuesday. The Greenville
highway was also closed.
* While no major damages
were reported, there were
hundreds of flooded' base
ments, leaking roofs and lan*
Glides along many of the roads.
Also, some 65 head of cattle
were isolated on an island
near Wilson’s bridge, and the
local rescue squad was called
out. With the use of boats, they
led them to safety. Some 13
head were also rescued on the
Osborne farm, according to
officials of the rescue squad.
Late Tuesday afternoon they
were called out again to help
locate two youths in aboatin
the flooded area opposite Sap
phire Manor on the Greenville
highway. The boys were found
and were safe and unharmed.
The flooding began to re
cede early Wednesday morn
.ing with the moving of a cold
'front into the area.
At 6:00 o’clock the temper
ature was 39 degrees, but by
OHIO a.m., Wednesday, tt had
dropped to just above freezing
and the skies cleared. _
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, December 14 —
BPW meets at Colonial Inn at
7:00 p.m. Masons meet at Temple
at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, December 15 — Ace
of Clubs meets at 8:00 p m. Bre
vard Wind Ensemble concert at
Brevard College auditorium at
8:00 p.m. Brevard Junior class
play at high school auditorium
at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 16 —
VFW Awards Party at 8:00 p.m.
f Sunday, December 17 — At
tend the church of your choice
Monday, December 18 — Carol
Sing on Court House lawn at
6:00 p.m. Rotary Club meets at
Gaither’s at 7:00 p.m. Humane
Society meets at home of Mrs.
Don Hill at 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 19 — Ace
of Clubs meets at 7:30 p.m. Bre
vard Vs. Valley Springs at 7:30
p.m. Eastern Star meets at
Temple at 8:00 p m. Elks Dance
at American Legion Building at
8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 20 —
Christmas program at Brevard
Senior high school at 2:30 p.m.
Toastmasters meet at Gaither’s
at 6:30 p.m. Annual meeting of
United Fund at Gaither’s at 7:30
p m. WOW meets in Woodman
HeQ at 8:00 pan.
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1962 Looks Good
Important Groups Will
Hold Meets In Brevard
Directors of the Brevard!
Chamber of Commerce were'
informed at their regular month
ly meeting Tuesday night that
two important groups had ac
cepted im tations to hold spring
meetings here in Brevard. The
Blue Ridge Parkway association
f will meet here in March, and
the Western North Carolina As
sociated Communities will meet
here in April.
The annual report from the
Transylvania Community hos
pital was given by R. F. Bennett,
chairman of the board of trus
tees of the hospital.
Mr. Bennett summarized his
report by saying that the hos
pital has had the best year in
its history. He praised the hos
pital staff and administrator,
John Bailey, for making this
possible.
A final drive to secure new
and renewal members will con
Hudson Is New
President Of
Bar Association
John R. “Jack” Hudson is the
new president of the Transyl
vania Bar association. He suc
ceeds Robert T. Gash.
Other newly elected officers
are as follows:
J. Bruce Morton - vice presi
dent
John Smart - secretary, and
Cecil J. Hill - treasurer.
Among the functions of the
bar association is the setting of
j the calendar for the various
terms of Superior court.
fcinue for several days. The dead
line for printing the ballots for
the election of directors has
been set at Tuesday. December
10th, and President Buddy Mel
t -ii urges all pc'sons who have
ret paid their Chamber of Com
merer dues to do so by that
time.
Lt. Col. Crooks
Is Awarded
Purple Heart
Lieutenant Colonel Robert
D. Crooks, of Lincoln Air
Force Base, Nebraska was re
cently presented a purple
heart medal for wounds re
ceived during the Korean War
in 1950. A recent check of files
revealed the situation, and the
medal was presented by Colon
el William E. Bertram, com
mander1 of the 307th bomb
wing, LAFB. i
Lt. Col. Crooks is married
to the former Kathleen Wil
son, daughter of Mrs. W. A.
Wilson, of Brevard.
Foreign Policy
Blasted In Talk
AtKiwanisMeet
Former Congressman Wood
row W. Jones blasted present
U. S. foreign policy in an ad
dress delivered before the
Brevard Kiwanis club last
Thursday night.
Mr. Jones, a prominent Ruther
fordlon attorney who has been
frequently mentioned as a pos
sible gubernatorial candidate in
the next election, prefaced his
remarks by Draining Brevard and
Transylvania county for notic
able economic and social ad
vances made in recent years.
He also stated that the entire
area would experience greater
growth than ever when new
super highways could be con
structed here in the mountains.
“But,” he said, “I do not know
lust when this construction will
start.”
Speaking on foreign policy,
Mr. Jones called on the na
tion’s leaders to start spending
more on re-armament and less
on foreign aid to countries who
“obviously are not willing to
help themselves”.
“It is time to quit fooling our
selves by thinking that we can
support the whole world. We are
draining our economic resources
by trying to do this, when we
need those resources to build
up the strength needed to keep
the Soviet Union’s desires of
world conquest in check.” He
continued.
“If. is unfortunate”, Mr.
Jones concluded, “but the
only thing that the Soviet Un-_
ion understands and respects,
is strength.”
Mr. Jones was introduced by
Ralph H. Ramsey, prominent
Brevard attorney.
Seven Kiwanians from the
Rutherfordtoii club accompanied
‘he sno-Vn" *-) the meeting,
whitm was presided over by local
Kuwaitis club president Jim Wil
lis.
Carol Sing On
Court House
Lawn Monday
The music education commit
tee of the Transylvania Baptist
association will sponsor an as
sociations! - wide Christmas car
ol sing on Monday night, Decem
ber 18fih, on the court house
lawn here in Brevard.
The singing will begin prompt
ly at 6:00 o’clock, and all choirs
of the churches in Transylvania
are invited to participate in the
singing.
The public is cordially invited
to shop in Brevard for Christ
mas items on Monday, and then
to attend the singing at 6:00
o’clock.
Brevard Firemen Urge Citizens To
Use Extra Caution This Christmas
The holiday season is a
time of extreme fire hazard
and Chief Dan Merrill, of the
Brevard volunteer fire de
partment, lias a word of cau
tion to all.
Most homes will be putting
extra loads on electric circuits,
Chief Merrill observed, and
urged that tree lighting, cook
Moore Speaks
Need For Education, Technical
Training Emphasized In Talk
James Leroy Moore, plant
manager of Southern Bell Tele
phone and Telegraph company,
Hendersonville, was the speaker
at a banquet meeting of the Bre
vard Rotary club Monday even
ing.
The banquet honored the Ros
man High School Football team,
cheerleaders. Coaches Bill
Cathey and Ray Simpson, and
Principal Ernest Tilson.
A native of Tennessee, Mr.
Moore started with Southern
Bell in West Palm Beach, in
1937, as a groundman. Through
a series of promotions he was
transferred to Asheville and
then to Hendersonville, where
he has been plant manager since
1952.
He Is a member of the First
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mam
IAMBS L. MOORS
ing, appliances and other elec
tric uses be managed wise
ly and with concern for the
maximum capacity for which
the installation is rated.
“A little time spent in fire
prevention is a sensible safe
guard in our most joyous sea
son of the year,” Mr. Merrill
said, and continued:
“All members of the vol
unteer fire department join
me in wishing all our neigh
bors in Brevard and Transyl
vania county a Merry and Fire
Safe Christmas.”
Mrs. Douglas
Is Retiring
Mrs. Charles M. Douglas will
retire from her duties as secre
tary in the local farm and home
agent’s offices, effective Decem
ber 31.
The announcement is made by
James E. Davis, county farm
agent.
Mrs. Douglas has been em
ployed in the office since May 1,
1949. Prior to that time she had
worked for some 30 years for
attorneys and in public offices
in Brevard.
Mrs. Margie Masters, who has
worked on a part-time basis in
the office, will assume Mrs.
Douglas’ duties Mr. Davis stated.
Mrs. Douglas will continue to
live in Brevard.
NEW OFFICERS of the Transyl
vania County Rescue squad, unit II,
are pictured above following their
ejection recently at the court house.
They are, front row, left to right:
D. Guy Dean, director; Jimmy Rowe,
captain ; and Chris Trakas, operating
......
sergeant. Back row, left to right;
Tommy McCrary, director; Leon
Southerland, 2nd Lt., communications
otfieer; Claud Melton, director.
Other officers include Spalding Mc
Intosh. Jim Beavers and Harry Ash
worth. (Times Staff Photo)
( Rescue Squad j
I Unit No. 2,
I Elects Officers!
Jimmie C. Rowe was elected;
captain of the Transylvania I
County Rescue Squad unit II at
their meeting last Tuesday.
Other officers elected include j
the'following:
Spalding McIntosh, 1st Lieu
tenant; Jim Beavers, 2nd Lieu
tenant, secretary-treasurer; Leon
Southerland, 2nd Lieutenant,
communications officer; Chris
Trakas, operating sergeant;
Harry Ashworth, quarter master;
Tommy McCrary, Claude Melton,
and Guy Dean, board of direc
tors.
Honorary members include Dr.
J. H. Sanders, Jr., medical ad
visor, and Bruce Morton, legal
advisor.
Some 28 active members com
prise the group, and applications
are still being accepted. Interest
ed persons may pick up an ap
plication blank at any regular
meeting.
Meetings are held each Tues
day night at 7:30 p.m. at the
Junior High school annex.
The squad has already ob
tained a one and one-half ton
international truck and one
large portable power generator.
The squad is now in its fifth
week of first aid training, being
taught by Woodrow Lucas.
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The Weather |
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Warmer temperatures coupled
with rain-laden clouds brought
record rainfall for a three-day
period to Transylvania this
week. The heavy precipitation
sent children home from school
and both cattle and their owners
scurrying for higher ground.
The total rainfall for the ween
was under the total for a seven
day period from August 24th
through the 30th, when 11.39
inches fell on Brevard. This past
week our precipitation totaled
8.17 inches, but our three-day
total (Dec. 11 through Dec. 13)
came to 8.96 inches. This year’s
previous high was 7.31 inches
from August 24th through the
26th.
Clearing skies with colder tem
peratures can be expected
through tomorrow (Friday).
Readings for the past week in
clude:
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
High Law Pre.
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56 23 0
41 30 .10
48 31 3.23
50 43 1.82
55 48 3.81
Santa Returns
Yule Shopping Season
Is Now In Full Swing
n
With eisly nine more shop
ping days- remaining before
Christmas, Brevard merchants,
who have large stocks of mer
< handise. are anticipating
f risk business during the per
iod.
Acting as a stimulus to
Christmas business this week
and next will be the bonuses
paid to employees in most
of the businesses and by some
of the industries.
Many of Brevard’s stores
are remaining open in the
evenings for the convenience
of Christmas shoppers.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
Schools in Brevard and
Transylvania county will close
next Wednesday, Dec. 20th at
3:00 p.m. for the Christmas
holiday period. They will re
open on Tuesday, January 2nd.
Santa Claus returns to Bre
vard each Thursday, Friday
and Saturday afternoons, and
he will be in his specially con
structed house in front of the
library from 4:00 until 5:00
p. m., to greet all of his little
friends.
Next week The Transylvania
Times will publish its annual
Christmas edition, and it will
contain greetings from the ad
vertisers, as well as a wide
variety of special Christmas
messages and features.
VFW Will Hold
Awards Party
This Saturday
The Lewis Earl Jackson post
of Veterans of Foreign Wars
will award prizes in the Cur
rent membership campaign at a
gala party Saturday night at 8:00
o’clock at the club house off
Carolina avenue.
Commander Richard Tinsley
cordially invites all VFW mem
bers and also the members of the
auxiliary to attend the ladies’
night event.
VFW members who have paid
their 1962 dues are eligible to
win the prizes. Persons who have
not paid up are urged by Com
mander Tinsley to do so by Sat
urday night.
Among the prizes to be award
ed are the following: skill saw,
radio, electric blanket, waffle
baker and grill, camp stove,
socket sets, torches, steam iron,
lantern and automatic rifle.
Brevard Juniors To Present
"Connecticut Yankee” Friday
When the junior class of Bre
vard Senior high school presents
“The Connecticut Yankee in
King Arthur’s Court” on Friday
evening, December 15th, at 8:00
o’clock, they will feature an all
star cast of players in this de
lightfully entertaining story.
It tells of a shrewd and clever
Yankee who finds himself in
King Arthur’s court, and who
develops ill the miracles of the
20th century to baffle the court
of King Arthur.
Jane Bennett *>lay® the role
of Queen Guenever, a domineer
ing queen who practically runs
the good-natured and somewhat
discouraged King Arthur, who is
played by Bruce Wauchope.
Queen Morgan Le Fay, the
scheming, black-hearted woman,
will be portrayed by Karen Gal
loway. Her villainous partner is
none other than the magician
Merlin, and A! Ross portrays this
part. Sandy and Elaine, two very
charming young ladies of the
court, are charmingly played by
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Program Highlights
"The Oratorio" To Be Heard
Next Monday Over WPNF
Program Director Bill Han
cock announces that the local
station will broadcast a tape re
cording of the Christmas Ora
torio by St. Camille-Saens as per
formed last Sunday by the Bre
vard Davidson River Presbyter
ian Church choir, under the di
rection of Professor M Thomas
Cousins, of Brevard College.
It will be broadcast Monday,
December 18th, at 5:05 p.m.
Soloists featured in the re
cording include Taj Hanna, Mrs
Gloria SanderS,Hrs. Ruth Hun
ter and Mr. Cousins.
Station Manager A1 Martin an
nounces that WFHF Is beginning
to feature more and more tali
day music daily. In addition to
Program Director Hancock, both
Leon Southerland and Lowell
Fletcher are featuring seasonal
music in their various programs.
Two games are highlighted in
WFNF’s Basketball schedule this
week. Those are the Wake For
est - Virginia contest from Char
lottesville on Friday evening at
7:45 and the game between Wake
Forest and Maryland at 7:45 on
Saturday night.
Other Programs
The schedule tor the Farm
and Home hour is as follows:
Thursday, Farm home admlnis
tration, John Collins; Friday.
—Tara to Page Four
Town Hall Is
Renovated
Board Has Meet
A plan to improve the street
lighting in the downtown
business district of Brevard
was approved by the Board of
A idermen at their meeting
Monday evening.
The plan calls for Duke
Power company to replace the
present incandescent lights
with 20,000 illumined mercury
vapor lights on Main street
between England and Johnson
streets and on Broad street
between Probart and Morgan
streets.
Officials of Duke Power
company state that the work
will begin as soon as materials
have been reeeiyed from (,'har
‘otte; and the project should
be completed within three
months.
In submitting the plan, Town
Manager Bill Edens pointed
out that the present system
whs installed more than 20
yearn ago. With the new plan,
'*■ wiH be possible to double
the amount of light at the
stic.1t level without material
ly increasing the cost, ho stat
ed.
• “When work has been com
pleted, Brevard's drwntown
lighting will compare favorab
ly • with that in the largest
cities »n the rn:mt*y,” Mr. Fd
. ensj declared.
• •! • A • other actfefif, the Board
accepted an offer by Gil Coan
fV- -4“ use of a lot at the
/erner of Caldwell and Jor
dan^ streets for a parking lot.
, Thin lot will be filled in as
soon as weather permits and
, covered with rock to provide
an-’aff-weather parking lot.
'A. plan prepared by the state
Highway commission to im
prove the Intersection of Bos
nian road and the Country
Club road at the end of Broad
street was approved. The town
manager was instructed tq con
tact the division engineer in
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Gaither To Head
Shriners In '62
Berry R. Gaither, owner of
Berry’s restaurant, was elected
president of the Transylvania
Shrine chib at the monthly meet
ing Monday night. He succeeds
David W. Sams, who was elected
to a three-term member of-the
board of trustees.
Other officers elected were T.
E. Reid, vice-president; F. Brown
Oarr, sercetary; and John A.
Ford, treasurer.
The new officers will be in
stalled ait the January meeting
on tbe 8th at Berryls which will
be ladies’ night. The president
states he will name different
committees at that time.
Julian W. Helms, recorder of
Oasis Temple, Charlotte, was
guest of the dub and had charge
of the program.
A 30-minute tape recording
of the half-time activities for
the 25th annual Shrine bowl
game between the North and
Souiht Carolina high school foot
ball stars was played. This pro
gram was heard over 60 radio
stations on the day of the game.'
The recorder stated $200,000 00
was netted from the game for
the endowment fund for the
Shrine hospital. This was the
largest amount ever made at a
Shrine Bowl game.
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SHOPPING DAYS
TIL CHRISTMAS