TRANSYLVANIA—
An industrial, Tourist, Educa
tional, Agricultural and Music
Center. Population, 19<i(' Census,
16,372. Brevard Coinmuni.y 8,300,
Brevard proper 4,857.
Vol. 74 — No. 15 ★
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
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TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca
for Summer Camps. Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest and
Home of Brevard College and
Brevard Music Festival. .
★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY
j BREVARD FIREMEN
(lid a masterI'uI job of
bringing a stubborn lire
under control in about
: 45 minutes early Sunday
| morning’ at Brevard
| Lanes. The picture
| above shows mopping
| up operations an hour
■ or two after the lire
was out, and the gutted
counters and display
J cases are pictured at
I (tie left. Damages are
■: expected to run in the
t hotisands.
(Times Staff Photos)
V
College
Goal Is
Reached
The goal of $GO,000.00 in the
local Brevard College Develop
ment fund campaign has been
reached, and additional dona
tions and pledges are expected
to come in during the next 30
days, “Bill” Keith and Oil C'oan,
the directors, announce today.
Through April 9th, total
pledges, including cash and OJiu
matching funds, were $60,968.50,
or 101.68 per cent of the goal.
This figure, according to C. A.
“Chuck" Butterworth, the treas
urer, include $8,002.00 from col
lege employees with more to
. come. This is 73.3 per cent par
* ticipafion by the college faculty
and staff.
V “This has been a wonderful
community effort, and we are
most appreciative of all contri
butions that we have received,”
the directors stated.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, April 11 — Masons
meet at Temple at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, April 12 — Act; of
Clubs meets at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday', April 14 — Easter
fa Sunday. Easter sunrise service
at Brevard college at 6:00 p.m
Attend the church of your
choice.
Monday, April 15 — Easter
Monday. Town and county of
fices closed. Uotary club meets
at Gaither’s at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 16 — Ace of
Clubs meets at 7:30 p in, East
cm Star meets at Temple at
BtOO p.m.
Wednesday, April 17 — Toast
masters club meets at Gaither’s
aA 6:80 pan. WOW meets at
Woodman Hall at 8:00 p.m.
Loss In Thousands
Brevard Lanes Extensively
Damaged By Fire On Sunday
All early morning fire from
an undetermined (ause exten
sively damaged Brevard’s new
bowling alley, Brevard Lanes,
Inc., on Sunday.
The fire is believed to have
started in the front portion of
the building, which was com
pletely gutted.
However, the lanes, the ball
returns and other portions of
the building were extensively
damaged by the terrific heat,
smoke and water.
The windows and the back
door, under extreme pressure
from expanding hot combus
tion gases and air, blew out be
fore the alarm was given. Fire
Chief Dan Merrill said. y
About 20 of the town's 25
firemen anil members of the
Brevard unit of the Transyl
vania County Rescue Squad
answered the alarm at 5:09
a.m. The flames were brought
under control by 6 a.m., the
chief said.
No estimate of damage will
be available before later this
week, according to the mana
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Answers Leonard
Former Kepresenlalive
Defends Senal e President
Box 308
Brevard, N. C.
April 9, 1963
Mr. John I. Anderson, Editor
Transylvania Times
Brevard, North Carolina
Dear John:
With full knowledge that the
citizens of Transylvania County
elected Mr. William Leonard to
represent them in the General
Assembly of North Carolina, I
have had no desire to engage in
any controversy with him or to
criticize publicly what he, in
his best judgment, considers to
be for the best interest of Tran
sylvania County.
Since, however, he departed
from legislative matters in his
last article, and devoted it ex
clusively to an attack upon the
lion. T. Clarence Stone, Presi
dent of the North Carolina Sen
First In Series
Why Are Water Meters A Must?
Mayor, Board Has Some Answers
Hie Board of Aldermen of
Ihe Town of Brevard has or
dered that water meters be In
stalled for all customers. The
reason primarily Is to reduce
the waste treatment In the lo
cal sewage plant.
Last month the State Stream
Sanitation commission advised
he town that its license to dump
ewage in the French Broad
Liver expires on January 1,
1964. The town has to move fast,
md it is doing just that.
Several studies have been
made of (lie water ami sew
age system by competent agen
cies in years past. In 1941 the
town was advised to install
meters. likewise, in 1953 the
town again was advised to in
stall water meters. And as late
as 1951, J. E. Serrene and Com
puny, Engineers of Greenville,
South Carolina, stated that
water meters were a must. i
The Times commends the
Board of Aldermen for its stand.
The Board faced squarely
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ate, I feel compelled to take is
sue with him Concerning this ar
ticle.
Senator Stone is a man of char- j
acter, ability and integrity I
which is attested to by his hav-j
ir.g secured the support of more
than forty of the forty-eight
democratic members of the
North Carolina Senate to become
their Presiding Officer following
the untimely death of Lt. Gov
ernor Cloyd Philpott. This was
accomplished in the face of very
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Many Services To Highlight The
Easter Observance In Transylvania
Public Invited
To Sunrise
Event Sunday
An Easter sunrise service
sponsored by the Brevard Jay
eees and the Brevard Ministerial
association will be held at ti:00
o’clock Sunday morning in the
Piekelsiincr Memorial Gardens
on the campus of Brevard col
lege.
Rev. Rudolph Nichols will de
liver the sermon.
Other ministers participating
in the service include: Rev. John
Morel/, and Rev. Harold Killian.
Special music will be furnish
ed by several groups.
Plans for the service are un
der the direction of Doug Ben
son, chairman of the Javcee
committee.
The public is cordially invited
to attend the service.
I
Brevard
Planning
Clean-Up
In a statement issued today,
H. H. Hackendahl, Director of
the National Clean Up-Paint Up
I'ix Up Ilureau in Washington,
1). C., acclaimed Brevard for its
19(33 Clean Up Campaign, which
begins April 18th and extended
the Bureau’s congratulations to
our local sponsors and members
of participating organizations.
“Such an outstanding example
of community integrity and de
votion to the ideals of good cit
izenship is to be highly com
mended,” Mr. Hackendahl said.
“It is heartening and gratifying
to see members of a Community
working together to maintain the
high civic standards necessary to
the social and economic well be
ing of its citizens.”
He stressed the fact that an
effective civic improvement ef
fort is a sound, practical remedy
for the property deterioration
and slums which are not only
detrimental to an area’s econ
omy, but also repel the estab
lishment of new business sites.
“The Clean Up-Paint Up-Fix
Up program combats civic ills in
a many-faceted comprehensive
attack on blight, slums, fire, ac
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Hughes Reports
Road Improvement Work Being
Continued In Transylvania
The Weather
3 ..[«1
“Averaging out the statistics
on the weather in Brevard dur
ing the past week, we find that
we had an average afternoon
high reading of 70 degrees, an
early morning low of 40, and
ten-one-hundredths of an inch of
precipitation daily,” says A1 Mar
tin, the official weatherman.
High reading of the week
came last Wednesday when the
mercury climbed to 82 degrees.
Twice during the week, the
temperature dipped to freezing
#r l>elow. On Friday it fell to
12 degrees ami on Monday it
shivered down to 30,
Rainfall totaled .71 of an inch,
and it came on Saturday and
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Much road improvement
work is underway in Brevard
and Transylvania county. A. II.
Hughes, of the district high
way office in Sylva, told the
press Wednesday morning.
The four-lane highway lead
ing into Brevard from Pisgah
Forest1 is being resurfaced,
along with several cl' Brevard
streets, which connect with
the highway system.
Another important project
which was let just recently
was the paving of the road
leading into the tracking sta
tion in upper Transylvania
This contract was awarded
to William B. Dillard, of Sylva,
and rapid progress is being
made, Mr. Hughes reports.
“Every effort to restore all
roads damaged by the floods
on March 5th and 12th is be
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FORMER MISS BREVARD, Shirley llammill.
is'pictured above in authentic costume of the early
1900’s as she portrays Ado Annie in "Oklahoma!".
With her is Bill Beaslev, newcomer to Brevard with
DuPont Photo Products, who plavs the part of Will,
the cowbov who loves Ado Annie but doesn't know
how to handle the "1 Can't Say No" Kiri. “Oklay
homa!” is being produced by Brevard Little The*- 1
atre, Civic orchestra and chorus and will be pre
sented April 18th, 19th and 20th in the senior hiKh
school auditorium at 8:15 p.m.
Tremendous Production
Civic Orchestra Readying
“Oklahoma,” Next Week
New Officers
Of Moose
Lodge Named
New officers were elected at
the regular meeting of Bre
vard Lodge No. 1769, Ley#l j
Order of Moose.
John f{. Hudson, Jr., was
named governor, and other of-1
ficers include Fleet G. Holden,
junior governor; Marshall Tea
gue, three - year trustee; John
ny Menser. prelate; and Dennis
Hamilton, treasurer.
They will be installed at the
April 16th meeting.
Teen Center
Opens Monday
Open House and an inform
al spring dance will be held
Monday, April 15th, sponsored
by the Teen Center.
The Open House will be held
from 7:30 to 9:00 o’clock in
their new quarters at the Com
munity Center, and the dance
will be in the American Le
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By Jeanette Austin
The Brevard Civie Orches
tra, under the direction of
Charles Jolliff, will make its
first appearance since becom
ing reactivated when "Okla
homa!" is presented April
18th, 19th and 20th in the Bre
vard Senior high school audi
torium.
When the house lights dim !
and the strains of the overture I
fill the air. another phase of |
the co-operative effort necessary ;
to produce a musical of the mag
nitude of "Oklahoma!" will he
evidenced.
This ever popular Hedgers
and llammerstein musical is be
ing produced by Brevard T.ittle
Theatre in co-operation with the
I’.nvard Civic Orchestra and
Civic Chorus.
.Maggie Masters is supervising
director, with Mel Everingham
as general chairman and Jane
Johnson as co-ordinator.
Originally organized in 19.r>8
by Ralph Reeu at Brevard Col- |
lege, the orchestra gave a j
number of concerts, its major
undertaking being that of
providing full orchestral ac
companiment for Gilbert and
Sullivan’s “The Mikado." The
group disbanded in the spring
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Program Highlights
WPNF Will Be On The Air
At 6:00 This Sunday Morning
The annual Easter Sunrise
Service from Pickelsimer Me
morial Garden on the beautiful
campus of Brevard college will
be broadcast live beginning at
6:00 a.m. Sunday morning, A1
Martin, station manager, an
nounces.
In addition, the service will be
recorded off the air and re
broadcast at 2:00 p.m. Sunday
for the benefit of those who will
not be able to attend or hear the
live broadcast.
“We are most happy at the op
portumty of presenting this serv
ice to our listeners, and we are
grateful to Citizen’s Telephone
company for making the broad
cast possible,” Mr. Martin stated.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
and Home hour for the coming
week is as follows: Thursday,
soil conservation service, Gro
ver McPherson: Friday, N. C.
Forest service. Clark Grissom;
Monday, county extension chair
man; Tuesday, station program;
—Tam to Page Ftv* i
Schools Close
Thursday,
Offices Monday
Highlighting the Faster ob
servance in Transylvania
county will be the Good Fri
day services at St. Philip's
episcopal church.
Churches throughout the
town ami county are planning
special services on Sunday,
and a number of Faster sun
rise services are slated.
Public schools in Brevard ;
and Transylvania county will
close Thursday for the Faster
holidays and they will reopen
on Monday. April 22nd.
Town and county offices jj
will he closed on Faster Mon
day. as will be the First Cuioii
National Bank and the Bre
vard Federal Savings and
l.oan association.
The union services on Good
Friday will begin at 12:00
noon and last until 3:00 p. ill. j
The services have been divid
ed into 20 and 25-ininute seg
ments. presided over by vari
ous ministers in the county.
Fach will speak on one of the
seven last words of Christ
from the cross.
The public is urged to at
tend the services, remaining
for as many periods as they
wish.
The ministers who will par- !
tieipate and the time schedule j
follows:
f 12:00 - 12:20 p. m.—Rev. j
Frederick Valentine, Jr., pas
tor of st. Philip’s Fpiscopal
church.
12:20 - 12:40 p. m. — Rev.
Alfred Rhyne, pastor of the
Lutheran Church of the Good j
Shepherd.
12:40 - 1:05 p. m. — Rev.
Samuel A. Raper, pastor of
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More Directors
Are Added To
Commerce Bodi
The Brevard Chamber of Con
merce increased the number o]
directors serving the organs
lion at a general membership
meeting Tuesday night in thP
library.
For years, the board of dire
tors has been comprised of
elected members, but the chang
in the by-laws adopted at Tue
day night's meeting will increas
the number of directors to
lor every 1(H) members of thi
Chamber of Commerce. Curre
l.v, there are slightly more thaf
200 members in the local civil
body.
A motion to work with
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Look Inside.
Bargains galore in the cla
fied section — pages 2 and
first section.
Society also takes a doub
spread on pages 6 and 7,
section.
VIP from Egypt visits
sylvania, page 3, first sectio
Jack Mitchell, president
Mitchcll-Bissell company,
ports on open house, page
first section.
Brevard and Music camp
lured in Ford magazine. See j
ture and story, front, se
section.
Much news from Brevard
lege also carried in second
tion.
Thoughts at Eastertime ;
ried on page 6. second
Rep. Bill Leonard rep
activities in the legislature, i
of third section.
Sports news is fond c
4 and 5, third section.
And you’ll enjoy
story on Vacation
page 6, third j