TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Educa
tional, Agricultural and Music
renter. Population, 1960 Census,
16,372. Brevard Community 8,500,
Brevard proper 4,857.
Vol. 73 — No. 50 ★
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIME:
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TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls Mppca
tor Slimmer Camps, Fintranre to
Pisgah National Forest and
Home of Brevard College and
Brevard Music Festival.
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1962
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Brevard Campus Cross
Commemorates
Dr. E. K. MeLarty, Sr.
A new cross has been placed beside the lily
pool at the east end of the main quadrangle of
the Brevard College campus. Given to the col
lege by friends of the late Dr. E. K. MeLarty,
Sr., father of Brevard’s president, the memorial
will commemorate Dr. McLart.v’s work in the
Western region of the state.
A plaque mounted on the base of the seven
teen -foot cross bears the following inscription:
"To the glory of God and memory of Emmett
Kennedy MeLarty, Sr., 1869-1959, Minister in
the Western North Carolina Annual Conference
of The Methodist Church for more than fifty
years.”
In expressing his appreciation for the gift to
I he college, President MeLarty said, “The relig
ions character of the college needs continual .vis
ible expression, and it is believed that the erec
tion of the new cross will witness centrality of
the Christian principles upon which the institu
tion is founded.”
11 is expected that the new memorial cross
v. ill provide a center for traditional voluntary
worship services at Christmas time and during
Holy Week.
Tax Listing Begins On January
2ndBreedlove Names Listers
Tax listing ill Transylvania
for '<;:t will begin in Brevaril
anil in the various townships
on Wednesday, January 2nd,
James Itreedlove, li e lay su^
pervisor, announces today,
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All county taxes and farm
reports must be listed in Jan
uary, and penalty for failure
QjL to do so is required by law.
Mr. Breedlove says that the
hooks will be in the different
townships through the 10th of
next month, and they will be
brought to the court house
here after that time.'
The classifications on which
tax liability must be filed are:
1. Real estate and tangible
property owned on January
1st, 19G3.
2. Poll tax on all males be
tween 21 and 50 on January
1st.
3. Dogs more than six
months old on January 1st.
4. Farm reports.
t The tax listers and the var
ious places for listing in the
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Change Made
Little Theatre To Produce
6 V ou Can’t Take It With You’
“You Can’t Take It With You”,
a Pulitzer Prize winning comedy
by Moss Hart and George S.
Kauffman, will be the next pro
duction of the Brevard Little
Theatre.
One of the top 20 American
comedies, it was selected by the
Board of Directors to replace
“Chicken Every Sunday”, which
was originally scheduled.
Try-outs will be held in the
court house Friday December
14th, at 7:30 o’clock. The play
calls for a cast of seven women
and 12 men.
Mel Everingham, BLT presi
dent, invites all who are inter
ested in any phase of Little Thea
tre activity to attend the try
outs. Newcomers are especially
urged to participate in this com
munity activity which offers an
opportunity to express one’s cre
ativity through acting, backstage
work on sets, make-up, costumes
and many other rewarding as
Given Awards in Miami
Hooper 1$ Southern Regional
Winner In National Contest
Walter Grady Hooper, III,
a sophomore at Brevard sen
ior high school, was the south
ern regional winner in the
canning section of the Nation
al Junior Vegetable Growers
association production and
marketing contest.
At the awards banquet, held
* CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, December 13 — Ma
sons meet at Temple at 8:00 p.m.
Kriday, December 14 — Bre
vard Senior High Vs. Owen. Ace
of Clubs meets at 8:00 p.m.
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Sunday, December 16 — At
tend the church of your choice.
Christmas concert by Brevard
Civic Chorus at Presbyterian
church at 8:00 p.m.
Monday, December 17— Coun
ty Court opens at 9:30 a.m. Ro
tary Christmas party at Gaither’s
al 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 18 — East
ern Star meets at Temple at
8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 19 —
Toastmasters meet at Gaither’s
at 6:30 p.m. WOW meets in
Woodman at B00 a n
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on December 6th in the Dean
ville Hotel, Miami Beach, Flor
ida, Grady was awarded the
Blue and Gold Regional win
ner’s ribbon, an engraved wrist
watch, athletic jacket and the
NJVGA gold pin.
He was the youngest boy
(15 years old) competing in
his division for the National
Award, which was won by a
Minnesota youth, a college
freshman.
Grady’s trip to the 28th an-,
nual convention in Miami
Beach was sponsored by the
NJVGA. He was accompanied
by Jack Lever of Henderson
ville, who is WNC Horticul
tural Crops commission chair
man and produce manager at
Gerber Products company,
Asheville.
Grady entered his Boston
Narran squash project in the
contest as a first year FFA
member, Rosman chapter,
with B. E. Kiesler as sponsor.
The squash project was grown
under contract for the Gerber
Products company.
Highlights of the convention
included two days of educa
tional tours through cast pro
duction areas of Southern Flor
ida, the Pompano Farmers
market, the U. S. Sugar Mill
and Ranch at Clewieton and
the Parrot Jungle; also various
luncheons and entertainment
pects of theatre work.
The story centers around the
home of Martin Vanderhof, a
grandpa of about 75, a wiry lit
tle man whom the years have
treated kindly. His face is youth
ful, despite the lines; his eyes
are very much alive. He is a
man who made his peace with
the world long, long ago, and his
whole attitude and- manner are
quietly persuasive of this.
The room in which the entire
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Commerce
Directors
Hold Meet
Directors of the Brevard
Chamber of Commerce held a
lengthy session Tuesday night
and discussed several matters of
a civic nature.
A final drive to secure new
and renewal members will con
tinue for several days. The dead
line for printing the ballots for
the election of directors has
been set at Wednesday, Decem
ber 19th, and President Freeman
Hayes urges all persons who
have not done so to pay their
Chamber of Commerce dues by
that time.
The body heard remarks by
Garland Johnson, vice-president
of the Northwestern Bank, of
North Wilkesboro. Mr. Johnson
stated the reasons why the
Northwestern Bank had applied
to establish a bank hero in Bre
vard.
Several committee reports
were heard during the course of
the meeting, which was well at
tended.
President Hayes presided.
Jaycees To Pick
Young Man
Of The Year
Brevard Jaycees have started
their search for Brevard’s “Out
standing Young Man of the
Year".
Tom McCrary, president of
local civic organization, announc
ed that the annual DSA banquet
honoring the outstanding young
man as well as the county’s out
standing young farmer, will be
held on Wednesday, January
23rd. A prominent speaker will
be secured for the event.
Anyone can nominate an indi
vidual for the Distinguished
Service Award that goes to the
outstanding young man of the
year, and President McCrary
urges everyone to do so.
To qualify, the young man
must be between the ages of 21
and 36, be of outstanding moral
character, and he must have con
tributed greatly to the better
ment of his community through
some phase of civic or religious
activity.
Don McCloud, then a biology
teacher at Brevard Senior high
school, was recipient of the
award last year.
Nominations must include rea
sons for nominating the individ
ual and as much information
about the nominee as can be eas
ily obtained.
Nominations should be sent
to Bill Norris, Brevard, N. C..
chairman of this year’s event.
The Jaycees also announce
that their annual Christmas tree
sale will start to-dav (Thursday).
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Winter And All Its Fury Hits
County, Mercury Drops Below 0
Court
Busy
Monday
Judge Robert T. Gash sent sev
eral persons to jail in Transyl
vania General County court on
Monday.
Some of the cases involved
grew out of the recent Crest
store robbery, while others were
violators of probation and their
suspended sentences were order
ed put into effect.
Evidences in the robbery cases
were presented to the court by
the new Transylvania Sheriff’s
department. Sheriff Carter Mc
Call reported to The Times that
since he and his deputies have
taken office, they have been ex
tremely busy. He said that he
is looking forward to serving the
town and county, and will ap
preciate the cooperation of the
public.
It was erroneously stated in
The Times last week that John
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I The Weather j
h..
Holiday shoppers were met
with a combination of bright
sunshine, wind snow, and true
wintertime temperatures during
the past week.
Daily high and low readings
were 40 and 20 degrees respec-.
lively.
Official readings during the
past week are as follows:
High Low Prec.
Wednesday _ 50 35 .24
Thursday _ 35 22 Trace
Friday _49 15 0
Saturday__ 42 27 0
Sunday__ 37 17 0
Monday_36 7 0
Tuesday 31 17 0
Land Sales In
October Were
$207,318.00
Land sales in Transylvania
county reached the figure of
S207.318.00, during the month
of November, Owen Lee, reg
ister of deeds, reports today.
This figure was arrived at
by the total of the Federal Re
serve stamps used in the reg
istrar's office.
The complete list of real
estate transactions for the past
month are carried in the sec
ond section in this week's
Times.
Local Firemen Urge Citizens To
Use Extra ( "ition This Christmas
The holiday sea-on is lime
of extreme ''in Ironed. and
Chief Moi rill, o 1 ■ ' ■ - ard
volunteer fire derum:’ has
a word of caulion to rfl.
Most homes will v.o ] i (ting
extra loads on oleetvir c nits.
Chief J!c i ill observe.•. and
urge'd 1M tree lighting, cook
ing. ape lie nces and other elec
Community Praised
Brevard Elementary School
Now Accredited By State
The Brevard Elementary
school has been accredited by the
North Carolina State Department
of Public Instruction, according
to Nile F. Hunt, director, Di
vision of Instructional Service.
Accreditation by this depart
ment is a tribute to the aspira
tions of the school community
and to the dedication and efforts
of the patrons, the students and
staff of the school, Mr. Hunt de
clared.
In notifying Wayne Bradburn,
superintendent of Transylvania
County schools of the accredita
tion, Mr. Hunt stated:
“Accreditation is not merely a
recognition of what the school
has done; it is of greater signifi
cance as a recognition of what
the school is doing, and we are
confident that the challenge to
provide a better educational op
portunity for children and youth
will continue to command the
interest and the efforts of all
concerned.”
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trie uses be managed wisely
ami with concern for the max
imum 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 volun
teer fire department join me
in wishing all our neighbors
in Brevard and Transylvania
county a Merry and Fire Safe
Christmas.”
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SHOPPING DAYS
TIL CHRISTMAS
THE HANDIWORK of a daring and fortunate
prankster is shown above. Last Thursday! morn*
vingrWPNF'*staff members notedjfcthe fetfPrate
flag-flying from some Go feet ui> on the station’s
broadcast antenna. (Marked by arrow) Chief.
Engineer Leon Southerland commented that the
person or persons who hoisted the flag to the tow
er were fortunate that they were not injured by
high voltage around the base of the structure or
from a possible fall. It is also noted that a fine is
mandatory in the conviction of any unauthorized
personnel climbing the tower or disturbing the
equipment at its base. (Times Staff Photo)
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Santa Returns
Yule Shopping Season
Is Now In Full Swing
Cantrell Elected
President Of
Kiwanis Club
i
—
Waiter L. Cantrell, owner of
Canter Woodworks, has been
elected president of the Brevard
Kiwanis club.
He succeeds G. H. Farley, and j
rlong with the other newly offi-1
cer and directors, he will be
installed in January.
The other new officers are:
Duncan C. Hunter, vice presi
dent
C. A. Butterworth, secretary,
who was reappointed, and Mario
Perez, who was named by the
board to the post of treasurer.
Eric P. Klein and Thomas B.
Mitchell, Jr., were re-elected to
the board of directors, and elect
ed to the board were: Donald
R. Blankinshin, Charles S. Dun
lop, Dana H. Harris. Dr. David
Lea and Grover C. McPherson
With only 10 more shopping !
flays remaining before Christ
mas, Brevard merchants, who
have large stocks of merchan
dise. are anticipating brisk j
business during the period.
Acting as a stimulus to
Christmas business this week i
and next will be the bonuses j
paid to employees in most of
the businesses and by some of
the industries.
Many of Brevard’s stores
are remaining open in the eve- j
nings for the convenience of j
Christmas shoppers. I
Christmas Holidays
Schools in Brevard and j
Transylvania county will close !
next Tuesday. Dec. 18th at
3:00 p.ni. for the Christmas
holiday period. They will re
open on Wednesday, 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.
Program Highlights
Special Holiday Music Now
Being Broadcast Over WPNF
As the Christmas season gets
into full swing. Radio Station
WPNF is presenting more and
more holiday music.
A1 Martin, station manager,
announces today that the local
station is planning on carrying
a recording of Handel’s “Mes
siah” by the choir of the First
Baptist Church of Brevard.
The recording will be made
this Sunday morning at the reg
ular 11:00 o’clock worship ser
vice and will be broadcast Sun
at 2:00 p. m.
The presentation will be under
the direction of Ray Childers,
minister of music of the First
Baptist church.
More announcements concern
ing special holiday programs
will be carried in nest week’s
edition of The “Times.”
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
and Home hour is as follows:
Thursday, Rosmon home ec
dept., Mrs. Dorothy Vaniman;
Friday, U. S. Forest service, Ted
Home Destroyed
By Fire Gr»
Wednesday A.M.
the season's worst wintry
weather gripped Brevard and
Transylvania county on Wed
nesday morning, and no im
mediate relief is forecast from
the biting fold.
According t<i the official
'.leather station at WPN’F, a
low three decrees below zero
was reported and other low
temperatures in the county
were as- follows:
Olio — two below
!>u Pont — two above
Pisgah National Forest (low
er elevations) — three below;
Aft. Pisgah — 23 below •
(the traffic fire was attribu
ted to the cold weather Wed
nesday morning when the
Italpli Fisher house near
Mitchem’s l.ake burned to the
ground. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher
and their five children barely
escaped from the roaring
flames.
Brevard Jayce.es and others
are collecting clothing and
household items to repla.ee
those destroyed iowottM 1-.
The h«u#*lrtid all belongings-f
of the Fishers were a total
loss. The children and their
ages are as follows: Linda
Gail, nine; Ralph (Mike),
eight; Nadine, three; Reba,
two; and Cathy, six months.
The Fisher residence fire
was the first in a series Wed
nesday morning.
About mid-morning, the de
partment answered an alarm
at Louise’s Beauty Shop on the
four-lane highway at the city
limits, and shortly after noon,
they were called to quell a
hla/.e in the bath house of
Sitton’s Trailer court at Pis
gah Forest.
Both fires were believed
to have been started as efforts
were being made to thaw froz
en water pipes. Damages were
slight at the Beauty Shop, and
they are expected to run sev
< ral hundred dollars at the
motor court.
Civic* Chorus
To Present
(an la las
Again in 1962 the Civic Chor
us is presenting its annual Fes
tival of Christmas Music. The
concert this year will be held at
the Brevard - Davidson River
Presbyterian church. Sunday,
December 16th, at 8:00 p.m.
The chorus has chosen two
Christmas cantatas from the Ger
man Baroque period, “Magnifi
cat in C” by Johann Pachelbel
and “For Us a Child is Born” by
J. S. Bach. Both Pachelbel and
Bach belong among the great ol
Protestant music. Both were gift
ted organists and Pachelbel’s
beautiful chorale preludes be
came Bach’s models in this most
intimate and artistic form of
Protestant musical poetry. i;
Charles Jolliff, Organist-Choir*
master at the Presbyterian
church, is directing the
and Ray Childers, Minister
Music and Education at the
Baptist Church,
companist. Sole
McDonald, soprano;