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TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Educa- j
tional, Agricultural and Music
Center. Population, 1960 Census,
16,372. Brevard Community 8,500
Brevard proper 4,857.
Vol. 73 — No. 10 ★
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A Slate And National Prize - Winning A.B C. Newspaper
authorized at brevard. n. c BREVARD, N. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1962 ★ 20 PAGES TODAY ★ PPITF 10
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TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of WaterfallSj Mecca
for Summer Camps, Entrance to
T’i-sgah National Forest and
Home of Brevard Musie Festival.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
THE NEW POST OFFICE at Pisgah Forest will
be dedicated Saturday afternoon in ceremonies be
ginning at 2:00 o’clock. The public is most cor
diall.v invited to attend this auspicious event.
(Times Staff Photo)
To Use Bomber
To Attack
Forest Fires
A Grumman torpedo bomber,
veteran of World War II, will be
used in the Pisgah National For
est to water-bomb forest fires
this spring, according to Ranger
Ted Seely.
The forest service acquired
this aircraft some years ago to
test and develop aerial methods
of retarding forest fires, Ranger
Seely said.
Air tanker use has been wide
spread in the Western U. S. since
1956, and in recent yjart, North
Carolina, Georgia and Florid*
have pioneered the method in
tlm Southeast.
vhe Grumman, to be based at
Knoxville, Tenn., will attack
forest fires in the national For
ets of North and South Caro
lS, Tennessee, Georgia, Virgin
ia and the Great Smokey Moun
tains National Park.
The Park Service is cooperat
ing with the Forest Service in
the project. Park Service person
nel will service the ground oper
ation at the Knoxville base, while
Forest Service will dispatch and
pilot the aircraft.
The air tanker has a capacity
of 600 gallons, and will carry di
ammonium phosphate, a fire re
tardant that also acts as a ground
fertilizer. A tankful dropped
from a plane will cover an area
alfjit 40 feet wide and 300 feet
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oCALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, March 8 — Jaycet
tes meet at 6:00 p.m. in Brevard
college auditorium. Masons meet
in Temple at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, March 9 — “World
Day of Prayer” service at First
Baptist church at 3:30 p.m. Jay
cette fashion show at Brevard
college auditorium at 8:00 p.m.
Ace of Cluibs meets at 8:00 p.m.
Gospel singing in Senior High
auditorium at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 10 — Dedica
tion of Pisgah Forest post office
at 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 11 — Attend
the church of your choice. Organ
-ecttal by Robert Lord at Bre
ari. Methodist church at 4:00
nm. Special service and concert
*y Mars Hill College choir at
[first Baptist church at 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Marc* 12 — Presby
terian Men meet at the church
jat 6:30 p.m. Rotary club meets at
Gaither’s at 7:00 p.m. Transyl
vania Shrine club meets at Ber
ry’s at 7:00 p.m. Brevard Ele
mentary P-TA meets at 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 13 — Grain
meeting at Gaither’s at 2:30 p.m.
Teen-Dem club meets at Gaith
er’s at 4:00 p.m. Ace of Clubs
meets at 7:30 p.m. County Bee
keepers meeting at Gaither’s at
7:30 p.m. Civic chorus meets at
Brevard Methodist church at 8:00
p.m.
Wednesday, March 14 — Jay
cees meet at Gaither's at 6:30
p.m.
Well-Known Negro Is Slain,
Three Face Murder Charge
This community was shock
ed and saddened last weekend
when it was learned that Har
old Mooney, well-known Bre
vard Negro, had been found
slain at his home about 11:00
o'clock last Friday night.
Mooney, an employee of the
Medical center of the Olin
Mathieson Chemical corpora
tion, had been a trainer for
the Brevard high school foot
ball team for the past several
years.
He was found by his wife
liacked to death in the living
room of (heir home on Logan
street. Coroner Donald Lee
Moore said that Mooney had
been struck several times
about the head and face with
a machete, which was found
nearby.
Last rites for Mooney were
held Tuesday afternoon at the
Bethel Baptist church, and lo
cal legionnaires conducted
graveside rites. He was a vet
eran of World War II.
Shortly after the body of
Mooney was found last Friday
night, the local police depart
ment arrested three persons
in connection with the slaying.
They were:
Paul Williams, 39; the vic
tim’s wife, Leola Mooney, 33;
and Annie Mae Williams (no
relation of Paul Williams).
Earlier this week the three
were given a hearing in the
Transylvania General County
court, and Judge Robert T.
Gash bound them over to Sup
erior court.
Paul Williams is being
charged with first degree mur
der without bond, and Leola
Mooney faces an assessory be
fore the fact murder charge,
and she is also being held with
out bond.
Annie Mae Williams is un
der a $2,000 bond, and she is
charged with assessory after
the fact.
According to Chief “Bill”
Thurston, the trio have signed
confessions.
Reports Heard
Town Board Has A Busy
Meeting, Action Taken
The Brevard Board of Aider
men held a busy session at its
annual March meeting.
Several ordinances and resolu
tions were adopted and reports
were heard.
Since no opposition was ex
pressed at the hearing for annex
ation of some eight acres off the
Country club road, the property
was brought into the city limits.
The aldermen deferred action
on leading to the establishment
of a Public Housing Authority
here until they have more time
to study the long range program
of the Planning Commission.
The aldermen want more infor
mation on which they can base
their decision.
This advice was obtained from
the Institute of Government, the
Department of Conservation and
Grogan Speaks
Monday Night
To Shriners
Leslie Grogan, plant manager
of the Brevard Du Pont silicon
plant, will talk on the expansion
program which is beginning at
the site near Cedar Mountain at
the regular meeting Monday
night of the Transylvania Shrine
club.
T. E. Reid, vice president of
the club and program chairman,
urges all Shriners to attend and
to hear Mr. Grogan’s informative
talk. As usual, the club will meet
at Berry’s restaurant at 7:00
o’clock.
Berry Gaither is the Shrine
president.
Charles Pickelsimer Is New
President Of Rotary Club
Charles W. Pickelsimer, gen
eral manager of Citizens Tele
phone company, is the new pres
ident of the Brevard Rotary
club.
He succeeds Jack Bryant, and
other officers elected this week
are as follows:
Dr. James Sanders, vice pres
ident
Robert “Buddy” Melton, sec
retary
Donald Lee Moore, treasurer
Other members of the board
of directors include the outgo
ing president, John Smart and
Dr. Marius Wells.
The installation ceremony will
be held at a later date.
CHARLES W. PICKELSIMER
Development and the WNC Plan
ning commission.
Acting on the same advice,
they postponed action on re
commendations of the Recrea
tion commission pertaining to de
velopment of the Brevard golf
course and Franklin park.
The board adopted the latest
revisions of the North Carolina
Plumbing code for the town of
Brevard, and copies will be avail
able soon for contractors, archi
tects and other interested per
sons at the city hall.
A revised ordinance for the
control of nuisances caused by
weeds and grasses on vacant lots
was adopted. It will be published
in the press at an early date.
L. R. Hipp. tax collector, re
ported to the board that 78 per
cent of the 1961 taxes had been
collected. Collections total $69,
499.90.
The city fathers adopted a re
solution, which established a pol
icy on the installation of curb
and guttering and street widen
ing on city streets that are al
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New Post Office At Pisgah Forest
Will Be Dedicated This Saturday
Congressman
Taylor Is The
Main Speaker
The dedication of the new
and modern post oft ice at. Pis
«ah Forest will be held Satur
day a'terijooh, March 10th, at
2:00 o’clock at the post office.
The event is being sponsor
eti by the Pisgah Poorest Com
munity Development dub.
In a joint invitation today,
Joe P. McLeod, the postmaster,
and Holland Corn, president of
the Community club, cordially
invited the public to attend.
Representative Roy A. Tay
lor, of the 12th Congressional
district, will be the principal
speaker on the program, and
Robert Overing, Regional
Space Requirements officer, of
Atlanta, Georgia, will make
the dedicatory address.
Mr. Taylor will be introduc
ed by John I. Anderson, editor
of The Transylvania Times,
and A. J. Loeb, division vice
president of the Olin Mathie
son Chemical corporation, will
also speak on the program.
A brief history of the Pis
gah Forest post office will be
given by D. H. Orr, and the ad
dress of welcome will be by
Miss Mae Patton, principal of
the Pisgah Forest school.
Harry G. Sentelle, past pres
ident of the Pisgah Forest
Community Development club,
will serve as master of cere
monies on the program, and in
troductions will be by Post
master McLeod. Special music
will be under the direction of
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Case To Manage
Brevard Lanes
Frank “Footsie” Case, well
known bowling enthusiast in
Western North Carolina, will
manager the new Brevard Lanes,
which are now under construc
tion.
Opening of the new bowling
center in.the building formerly
occupied by Hayes Buick on
North Broad street is scheduled
in early April.
Mr. Case, a retired employee
of the Olin Mathieson Chemical
corporation, is president of the
Western North Carolina In
dustrial Bowling league.
It is also announced today that
the annual bowling tournament
of Olin Mathieson will be held
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Good Supply Of Labor Available
In BrevardTransylvania County
Two recent surveys in Bre- j
vard and Transylvania indicate \
that there is a good supply of
labor available in the town
and county.
The Brevard Chamber of
Commerce ran an application
blank in last week’s Times for
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j The Weather
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As Mother Nature unleashed
what most Americans hope will
be her last fling of winter weath
er, Transylvanians turned up
thermostats and pulled out blan
kets, some of which had been
stored away for the season.
Last Wednesday was the last
day with a warm springlike 70
degree reading recorded during
the afternoon. The low mark of
the week came Tuesday morn
ing when the mercury dipped to
twenty-three degrees.
Readings for the past week
include:
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
High Low Prec.
70 51 .06
52 37 .0
46 30 .0
44 26 .0
48 28 .06
43 32 .16
38 23 .0
women with experience as
knitting or sewing machine
operators to fill one out and
return to the office at the li
brary.
There were more than 60
replies.
Officials at the new plant of
Mitchell - Bissell company a
bove Rosnxan report that over
700 persons have made appli
cation for jobs with them.
It is understood that they
will employ approximately 50
persons.
Gospel Sing
This Friday
A Gospel singing concert will
be held this Friday night, March
9th, in the Brevard senior high
school auditorium from 8:00
until 12:00 o’clock.
The event is sponsored by the
Brevard Junior Police club, and
advanced tickets are being sold
at a reduction.
The concert will feature the
Carolina Ladies quartet and the
Palmetto State quartet, of Green
ville. S. C., plus other local
talent.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS of
the Transylvania 4-H County Council
are pictured above. From left to right,
they are: Martha Sue Mackey, of
Little River, reporter; Donnie Sur
rette, of Bisgah Forest, president;
Sue Ellen Hunter, also of Pisgah For
est, vice president; and Don Merrill,
i of Little River, secretary-treasurer.
In observance of 4-H week, the group
is busy erecting displays in the
| schools, and at 12:15 on Thursday,
j they will present a special program
over Radio Station WTNF.
(Extension Staff Photo)
i
Jury Trials Are Set In County
Court, Superior Term In April
I
Some 14 jury trials will be
heard in the new General Coun
ty court on Monday and Tuesday,
March 12th and 13th, before
Judge Robert T. Gash.
The civil term of the County
Court will follow immediately
and several cases are listed on
this docket.
Jurors called to serve next
week are as follows:
Adelaide Hill, J. N. Siniard,
Spencer Reid Arrowood, Ernest
Pangle, Echel Monroe Galloway,
Aston G. Heath, Clarence A.
Burnette, Jr., Arthur E. McGaha,
Jack A. Fisher, W. H. Hancock,
'Arnold Wells, Edward H.
Shook, A. J. Beddingfield, Frank
Israel, Orville Long, Benjamin
H. Linville, Joseph E. Piekelsi
mer, and C. Lewis Osborne.
Marvin McCall, clerk of both
the county court and superior
court, announces today that the
April term will be held begin
ning Monday, April 2nd. The
first week will be devoted to the
trial of criminal cases, while
the civil docket is set for the
following week.
Judge James C. Farthing, of
Lenoir, will preside.
Jurors for the first week are
as follows: Harold Mack Reid,
Robert Lyday, James L. Alex
ander, Linton J. Banning, Row
land H. Enloe, R. G. Eason, Jr.,
Creed Galloway, Robbie G.
Sledge, James Wilkie Hoxit, E.
H. Davis, C. Y. Patton, Andrew
J. Brown, Converse C. Johnson,
Donald W. McCall, Jack L. Zach
ary, Jack H. McCall, Johnny L.
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Seeking Solution
Garbage Problem Under
Fire By Commksioi^fs
Break-Ins Are
Reported Here
Two business firms were
broken into last Friday night
in Brevard, and an attempt was
made to enter a third on Mon
day night.
Police Chief “Bill” Thurston
says that Miller’s laundry and
dry cleaners was entered
through the back door and a
small amount of money was
taken out of a cracker vend
ing machine.
An electric frying pan and
n BB rifle and shot were taken
from Coleman’s Tire company,
while much more valuable
merchandise was overlooked.
These break - ins occurred
while the police department
was investigating a murder on
Logan street.
On Monday night the lock
was broken on the motor room
of the A & P super market, but
the robber or robbers were un
able to make entry into the
store.
The police department is
continuing its investigation of
the three incidents.
WPNF Program Highlight*
Special Dedication Program
On Air, Daily Log Reviewed
Radio Station W P N F will
broadcast portions of Saturday’s
Dedication program at the new
Pisgah Forest Poet Office, ac
cording to A1 Martin.
‘^Present plans call for us to
record the program and rebroad
cast portions of it later Saturday
afternoon,” Martin stated.
The program will take place
at 2:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon
in Pisgah Forest. The local sta
tion will carry the broadcast be
ginning at 5:05 p.m.
“We are most happy at this
opportunity of sharing with
others in the county this impor
tant event in the community life
at Pisgah Forest,” Martin con
cluded.
Speakers on the program will
include Congressman Roy A.
Taylor and Regional Space Re
quirements Officer Robert Over
ing. Mr. Overiag will be intro
duced by Congressman Taylor,
who in turn will be introduced
by John I. Anderson, Editor of
the Transylvania Times and Ex
ecutive Director of WPNF.
Program Director Bill Han
cock announces an addition to
the station’s news schedule,
“WPNF Radio News at Noon.”
Sponsored three times each week
by Carr Builder’s Supply of Pis
gah Forest, the news program
is heard each weekday at twelve
noon. It includes world, state,
market and weather information.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
and Home hour is as follows:
Thursday, Busman Vo - ag dept.,
B. E. Keisler; Friday, N. C. For
estry service, Clark Grissom;
Monday county agent; Tuesday,
Extension forestry; Wednesday,
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Transylvania County Commis
sioners discussed at length and
gave serious thought to the pro
blem of garbage dumping along
the highways throughout the
county at their regular March
meeting this week at the court
house.
Action on a county garbage
dump and zoning <d Transylvan
ia was postponed.
The situation appears to be
worse in the upper part of the
county, and commissioners point
out that it is a serious offense to
dump garbage along public high
ways.
Jaimes R. Breedlove, tax super
visor, discussed a study of the
tax structure in Transylvania
and pointed out to the commis
sioners that the county has one
jof the lowest tax assessed ratio
of any in North Carolina. Ac
tually Transylvania is 97bh, or
third from the bottom.
L. R. Hipp, the tax collector,
told the commissioners that the
collection of 1961 taxes in Trans
ylvania county has been excep
tionally good. In fact, to date,
collections total 85 per cent and
the amount collected is $433,055
.65.
Collections for the Town of
Brevard are 78 per cent, and for
Rosman. are 76 per cent
Collection of back taxes for
the county, Town of Brevard and
Town of Rosman total $8,881.78.
Mr. Hipp pointed out that a
penalty of two per cent is now
in effect on unpaid taxes, and
one-half of one per cent is ad
ded on the second at each month,
428 Births Are
Recorded In '61
A total of 428 births was re
corded in Transylvania county
during the year 1961, according
to Owen G. Lee, Register oil
Deeds.
During 1961, 133 deaths were,
recorded.
Of the births, 26 occurred ouf
of the county but were born to
residents of the county.
September claimed the highest
number, 44, with July a close
second with 42, and March in
third place with 41. The cmalW^f
number oocurred in November,
with 27.