TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Educa
tional, Agricultural and Music
Center. Population, 1960 Census,
16,372. Brevard Community 8,500,
Brevard proper 4,857.
Vol. 73 — No. 51 ★
A State And National Prize - Winning A.B,C, Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
■7176 Land oi waterfalls, Mecca
for Summer Camps, entrance to
PiSgah National Forest and
Home of Brevard College and
Brevard Music Festival.
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Times To
Publish
Sunday
In order that merchants and
others might wish their friends
a Merry C hristmas right at
Christmastime, The Transyl
vania Times will be published
on Sunday afternoon, Decem
ber 23rd, instead of on the
27th.
The issue will be the regular
Christmas edition of The
Times, and it will carry spe
cial Christmas greetings, mes
sages and features.
The deadline for news and
advertising copy is 12 noon on
Saturday.
The Times staff will con
i') tinue to cover news sources in
Brevard and Transylvania
county each day during the
holidays, and news reports will
1 be given daily over WPNF.
Person having special an
nouncements to be made can
call TUrner 3-3511.
Shoppers Are
Urged To
Lock Cars
Christmas shoppers in Bre
vard are reminded by Chief
W. S. “Bill” Thurston that it
is unsafe to leave packages or
any other merchandise of val
ue in unlocked, unoccupied
cars.
Chief Thurston pointed out
that already there have been
several instances where pack
ages have been stolen front
unlocked vehicles this season.
' He urges shoppers to make
sure their automobiles are
locked and that windows are
completely closed.
Chief Gives
Fire Safety
Advice Here
Brevard Fire Chief Dan
Merrill said today that “This
is the season of the year when
fire losses — both in lives and
property — are greater than
average.”
For instance, last year in
the three - day Christmas holi
day, over 75 Americans died as
a result of fire, Chief Merrill
said.
“Many of these tragedies
could have been prevented,”
he declared.
At this season of the year,
the chief’s advice on safety in
the home is this:
Choose a small Christmas
tree. Use care in setting it up
—away from radiators, heaters
and fireplaces.
Stand it in water to retard
drying.
Use fireproof decorations
and electric lights (never can
dles).
And when the tree starts
to dry out, discard it.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, December 20 — Ki
wanis club meets at Gaither’s at
6:45 p.m. Lions club meets at
Colonial Inn at 7:00 p.m. BPW
club meets at Berry’s at 7:00
p.m. Stores open until 8:30 p.m.
Friday, December 21 — Stores
open until 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 22 —
Stores open until 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 23 — At
tend the church of your choice.
Monday, December 24 — Ro
tary club will not meet.
Tuesday, December 25 —
Holiday in town and county.
Wednesday, December 26 —
Holiday in town and county.
Jaycees meet at Gaither’s at 7:00
p.m.
WALTER GRADY HOOPER, 15,
of Brevard, Shows prizes he received
as southern regional winner of the
Canning Crops contest, sponsored by
the National Junior Vegetable Grow
ers association and the National Can
ners association. Sharing Hooper’s
pleasure is Jack Leaver, of Gerber
Products company, the sponsor for
Hooper to the NJVGA convention in
Miami, Florida. (Another picture
and story are carried on the farm
page in this week’s Times.)
County Court Busy, Next Term
On 7th, Jury Cases On 14th
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Several verdicts were hand
ed down Monday in the Tran
sylvania General County Court.
It was the last session of the
year, and the next term is
slated for Monday, January
7th, when non-jury cases will
be heard.
The next term of jury cases
be <jn Monday, January'
“14th, and both criminal and
civil cases will be heard that
week.
Marvin McCall, clerk of both
the County court and the Su
perior court, announces today
the names of persons called to
serve on the jury during the
week of the 14th.
They are as follows:
Mrs. W. T. Nicholson
Howard Schmidt
J. S. Whitaker
Eugene Hoxit
Hubert E. Batson
Paul Owen
Mrs. Rastus Smith
John E. Bradley
Harry V. Scruggs
D. O.D. Hamilton
Frank Fanning
James B. Coltrane
William J. Kay
Almond Hall
J. P. Morrow
Mrs. J. R. Wickliffe
H. C. Lyday
Paul Curlee
R. C. Rutherfordton
William F. Wright
J. P. Jones, Jr.
Arthur Hansen
E. A. Reid
C. V. Nicholson
In Monday’s court probation
judgments were handed down
against Clarence Leon Mason
on charges of drunk driving
and no operator’s license, and
Conrad Raynard, who entered
a plea of guilty to breaking,
entering and larceny. Fines
and conditions were included
—Turn to Page Eight
Six First Chairs
Brevard Mm
High Honors
Six of th:-g .'d Brev.wd high
school band meiubers who have
been awardeQ positions in the
“All-State” band because of their
outstanding performances in the
recent auditions, will have first
chair positions.
This announcement was made
Monday night at the annual ban
quet of the band in the senior
high school cafeteria by Director
John D. Eversman.
Although the Brevard band has
been “rebuilding” this year. Mr.
Eversman was highly compli
mentary of their performances
a*: the football games this fall
and in various parades.
“We’re looking forward to ev
en better bands in the next two
years,” the director declared.
Other speakers on the program
who lauded the work of the fine
Brevard musicians included
Principal Robert T. Kimzey,
Supt. Wayne Bradburn and John
Anderson, editor of The Tran
sylvania Times.
Named to first chair positions
in the “All-Clinic” band were the
following:
Captain Mike Hunter, trum
pet
Karen Galloway, tenor saxo
phone
Tim Bryson, bass
Carole Dillingham, bass clar
inet
James Hamilton, percussion
Marie Parker, oboe
Others in “All-clinic” band:
Jack Bennett, third chair
horn
At Annual Meeting
"Bill" Keith Named To Head
United Fund During New Year
William H. Keith, vice pres
ident of the First Union Na
tional bank, has been elected
president of the Transylvania
United Fund.
He succeeds John W. Bailey.
Other officers named at the
annual meeting of the Board of
Directors were as follows:
Austin Hogsed, first vice pres
ident
Dr. Julius Sader, second vice
president
Chester Kilpatrick, secretary
Melvin Gillespie, treasurer
J. iM. Wulpi, executive direc
tor
New directors, John A. Ford,
Carter McCall, Rev. Charles Rei
chard, C. M. Bahnsen, R. F. Col
well, George Tesnow, James E.
Davis, Dr. Marius Wells, A1 Mar
tin, Bruce Morton, A. B. Morri
—Turn to Pag* Eight
WILLIAM H. KEITH
>icians Fake
In Auditions
Gary Himes, sixth chair
triimpet
Lynn Strieker, third chair
clarinet
Jane Watson, iilth chair
clarinet
Judy Parker, eleventh chair
clarinet
Diane Parker, seventh chair
trombone
Davina Norton, fifth chair
trombone
Christmas Shopping Tempo Is On
The Increase, Round-Up Is Made
A Custom Of
52 Years Is
Continued
| A Christmastime custom
I more than 50 years old at
Rosman will be continued
j this weekend.
| The management of the
j Gloucester Lumber company
back in 1910 gave bonuses and
'■ other items of Christmas
cheer to all their employees.
This has been repealed each
year, and come Friday of this
week, the 00 odd employees
of Gloucester, which is rec
ognized as the county’s old
est industry, will receive their
annual bonuses. The com
pany will also distribute can
dy to the children in the Ros
man area on that day.
Gloucester Lumber com
pany was founded bv Joseph
S. Silversteen. and it has been
in continuous operation for
the past 52 years. This com
pany is one of the reasons
that Transylvania has been
recognized over the South as
a lumbering county for many
decades.
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Lions To Hold
Ladies' Night
"On Thursday
Brevard Lions will hold ladies’
night on Thursday evening at
the Colonial Inn.
Rev. Frederick Valentine will
be the principal speaker, and a
large attendance is expected.
The meeting will begin
promptly at 7:00 o'clock.
Sale And Use Of Fireworks Is
Against Law, Warning Issued
“All good citizens recognize
the necessity of law enforce
ment. Of course, they expect
reasonable enforcement.
"And now that the Christ
mas season is approaching,
there will be an urge on the
part of some children and teen
agers to shoot firecrackers and
display other fireworks as an
exression of the spirit that has
become a traditional part of
the Yuletide celebration.
“However, the General As
sembly of North Carolina has
enacted a law forbidding the
sale and use of fireworks in
any form. To ignore this law
in the Town of Brevard would
be a usurpation of the author
ity of North Carolina state
government. On the other
hand, if some child or teen
ager should become seriously
injured by the use of fire
works, the law enforcement
Decorate Now
Is Final Plea
Of Garden Club
A final plea is made for Bre
vard citizens to decorate their
homes for Christmas by the Bre
vard Garden club, which will
make awards for the best dec
orations.
Awards will be made in the
following categories:
(1) Doorway
(2) Outside tree
(3) Inside tree as seen from
outside (or window)
(4) General outside appear
ance of home
Judging will be done on De
cember 23rd from 6:30 until 9:30
p. m. All homes within a two
mile radius of the center of
town will be judged.
Mrs. Robert N. Hill, III, is
chairman of the event, and Mrs.
C. A. Richardson is co-chairman.
agency of the Town of Bre
vard would be severely cen
sored and rightly so.
“And so, as Mayor of Bre
vard. I am giving due notice
that the law against the use
and sale of fireworks will be
strictly enforced.”
Signed:
Mayor B. W. Thomason
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| The Weather \
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Record low temperatures
hit Western North Carolina
during the past week, and Tran
sylvania county was no excep
tion.
As weathermen around the
state and nation scurried to
their records to check on past
experience, the local weather
observer checked records for
Brevard for the past ten years
and came up with these fig
ures:
Lowest temperature record
ed in December during the
period for which records arc
available, was a one degree
mark, recorded on two dates:
December 18, 1953 and Decem
ber 12, 1957.
Low reading this week was
a nine below zero, on Thurs
day morning, December 13th.
On that date in 1957, the mer
cury dipped to our previous
low on record, a six above
zero. This is in direct con
trast with the 53 recorded on
the same date in 1956.
There was no precipitation
during the week past.
Readings for the past week
are as follows:
Wednesday
Thursday .
Friday_
Saturday ..
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday ...
High Low
12 -3
27 -9
41 2
50 5
51 22
58 17
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NEWLY ELECTED officers of the Transylvania
County Agricultural Workers Council are shown
above making plans for the new year. (Irover Mc
Pherson, seated, left, is the new president, and Miss
Jean Childers, right, is the secretary, Clark Gris
som. standing, is the vice president.
(Extension Staff Photo)
Work Is Started
Trustees For Newly Formed
Community Center Named
Cassell Will
Head Local
Masonic Lodge
J. C. Cassell. Jr., process con
trol millwright at Olin Mathieson
Chemical corporation, was elect
ed Worshipful Master of Dunn’s
Hock Masonic lodge at a stated
communication held in the Tem
ple on East Main Street last
Thursday night.
He succeeds Arthur H. Jen
kins.
Other officers elected at the
meeting are as follows:
Harvey Souther, senior warden
W. O. Morris, junior warden
W. A. Hart, past master, re
elected treasurer, and
Henry R. Henderson, past mas
ler, re-elected secretary.
The other officers will he ap
pointed by the newly elected
Worshipful Master this week.
The public installation of the
officers is set for Thursday, De
cember 27th. in the Masonic
Temple beginning at 8:00 o’clock.
A cordial invitation is extend
ed to the public.
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A board of trustees lor the
newly formed Transylvania Com
munity Center has been named.
Originated for educational, cul |
I oral, religious, recreational, lit
erary and charitable pursuits,
the center is located at the end
of Gaston street and was form
(fly occupied by the Brevard
Methodist church.
Work has begun on the build
ing, and it is expected to be
ready for use in January.
By-laws have been adopted,
and an application for a charter
has been submitted to the state
Attorney General.
Members of the trustees in
clude the following: Carroll M.
IVhn.sen, Lloyd Burhans, Robert
1 . Daniels, Dr. John W. Estes,
Mel R. Everingham, Robert T.
Gash, Thomas K. McCrary, Mrs.
Spalding McIntosh, Jr., Mrs. Em
mett K. McLartv. Jr., John R.
Mitchell. A, B. Morrison, Ben
E. Ormand, Miss Anne B. Priest.
Dr. Julius Sader and A. A. Tran
tham.
Election of officers will be
held within the next two weeks.
A finance drive will be held
early in 19(13. Those who wish
to make contributions prior to
the end of 1962 may do so.
Checks should be payable to the
Transylvania Community Center.
Program Highlights
Cantata By Civic Chorus To
Be Heard Sunday Over WPNF
WPNF will broadcast a record
ing of the “Magnificat In C” by
Pachelbel and “For Us A Child
Is Bom” 'by Bach as performed
last Sunday evening by the Bre
vard Civic Chorus.
The performance was record
ed in the Brevard-Davidson Riv
er Presbyterian church.
According to A1 Martin, sta
tion manager, the broadcast is
scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Sun
day afternoon, December 23rd.
Soloists for the program in
clude Elaine McDonald, soprano,
Ruth Hunter, contralto, Lloyd
Burhans, Tenor, and Harvey Mill
er, bass.
Organist was Ray Childers,
and the chorus was directed by
Charles Jolliff.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
home hour is as follows: Thurs
day, Soil conservation service,
Grover McPherson; Friday, N. C.
Forest service, Clark Grisisom;
Monday, county extension chair
man; Tuesday, Christmas; Wed
nesday, home agent.
Appearing on the Civic Hour
are the following: Friday, Fort
nightly club; Monday, P B W
club; Wednesday, Elk’s club.
Speaking this week on Morn
ing Devotions is Rev. Royce
Smith, pastor of Oak Grove and
English Chapel Methodist
churches. Next week Rev. Ben
Ormand, pastor of Brevard-Da
vidson River Presbyterian
church, will be heard.
The Sunday morning church
services are being broadcast
through the remote facilities of
WPNF from St. Philip’s Epis
copal church. Rev. Fred Val
entine is pastor.
Stores Open In
Evenings, Close
Tuesday, Wed.
Transylvanians are joining
with other Americans in busily
preparing for the. 1962 Christ
mas and brisk business is not
ed in the community.
With four shopping days re
maining before Christmas,
Brevard stores are well stock
ed with a variety of holiday
merchandise.
Many of the downtown
stores are remaining open in
the evenings until 8:30 o’clock
for the convenience of Christ
mas shoppers.
Officials of the Merchants
division of the Brevard Cham
ber of Commerce cordially in
vite Transylvanians to trade
in Brevard this Christmas.
The majority of the Brevard
stores will be closed on Tues
day and Wednesday for the
holiday observance.
Town and county offices
will be closed Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday for the
Christmas holidays.
Bill Edens, town manager,
says there will be no garbage
collection on Christmas day,
and where collections are
made on Tuesdays, they will be
made on Wednesday next
week. The regular Monday
garbage collection schedule
will be followed.
jjfte Brevard post office mil
give complete mail service all
•lav Saturday and Monday.
Tuesday will be a holiday with
no delivery of mail and the
general delivery window will
remain closed the entire day.
Brevard schools closed on
Tuesday for the holidays, and
students will return to class
es on Wed., January 2nd.
Brevard college began its hol
iday schedule last Friday.
Christmas services are plan
ned in all the churches in
the town and county this Sun
day. and stories concerning
many of these are carried
elsewhere in this week’s
Times.
Civic clubs, fraternal or
ganizations, the welfare de
partment and the Brevard Po
lice force arc joining with the
churches this week in spread
ing Christmas cheer.
ALiveManger
Scene At
Temple Baptist
A live manger scene is on dis
play at the Temple Baptist
church, across from 01 in Mathie
son in Pisgah Forest.
Sponsored by the Young Peo
ple’s department of the church,
the scene uses living persons to
represent the characters in the
scene.
The manger scene will be on
display Thursday, Friday and
Saturday nights from 8:00 to
10:00 p.m.; on Sunday night from
8:30 to 10:00 p.m.; and on Mon
day from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
The public is invited to drive
by and see the manger scene.
Use
Christmas
Seals...
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