TRANRYLV A NT A—
An Industrial, Tourist, Eduen
tional, Agricultural and Music
Center, Population, 1fHJ0 Census,
16,372. Brevard Commonly 3,560,
Brevard proper 4,857.
Vol. 74 — No. 16 ★
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
Tlic land of Waterfalls, Mecca
for Summer (amps, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest and
Home of Brevard College and
Brevard Music Festival.
SECOND CLASS POSTAGE
PAID AT BREVARD. N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1963
PRICE 10-: ★ 24 PAGES TODAY ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLl
“PEOPLE WILL SAY WE’RE IN
LOVE” is one of the over-popular
Rodgers and Hammerstein melodies
sung by Betty Aim Sehranz, as “Lan
vey”, and Bob Betts, as “Curley” the
romantic leads in OKLAHOMA!
which is being presented this week
by tiie ilrevard Little theatre in co
operation with the Mrevard Civic
Orchestra and Hrevard Civic Chorus.
A Smash Hit
“Oklahoma/” To Be Presented
Three Times Here This Week
The smash Broadway musical,
OKLAHOMA!, by Rodgers anil
Ilammersloin will be presented
by the Brevard Little Theatre, in
cooperation with the Brevard
Civic Orchestra and the Brevard
Civic Chorus, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday in the Brevard Sen
ior High School auditorium at
8:15 p.m.
Maggie Masters is supervising
director, with Charles .Tollin'
serving as musical director and
i Kaylene Schoenberg as director
of choreography.
The east, in order of appear
ance, is as follows:
Aunl Eller—Pat Murphy
Curly—Bob Betls
l.aurev—Betty Ann Schranz
Ike Skidmore—Charles Martin
Slim—Jim Nichols
Fred—Charlie Cook
Will Parker—Bill Beasley
Jud Fry—Bob Lancaster
Ado Annie Carnes—Shirley
—Turn to Page Three
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, April 18 — Clean
Up Campaign begins in Brevard.
League of Women Voters meet
at Gaither’s at 10:00 a.m. Kiwan
is club mecLs at Gaither’s at 6:45
p.m. Lions club meets at Colon
ial Inn al 7:00 p.m. Brevard
Little Theatre production of Ok
lahoma! in high school auditori
um at 8:15 p m.
Friday, April 10 — Ace of
Clubs meets al 0 00 p.m. Bre
vard Little Theatre production
of Oklahoma! in high school au
ditorium at 8:15 p.m.
Saturday, April 20 — World
War I veterans meet at court
house at 2:30 p.m. Brevard Lit
tie Theatre production of Okla
homa! in high school auditorium
at 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, April 21 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, April 22 — Rotary
club meets at Gaither’s at 7:00
p.m. Democratic Women meet
at Gaither’s at 7:30 p.m. Music
dub meets with Mrs. Nat Town
send at 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 23 — Ace of
Clubs meets at 7:30 p.m. Elks
meet at 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 24 — Jay
cees meet at Gaither’s at 7:00
p.m.
Second In Series
Town Board Discusses Ways
Of Financing Water Meters
‘The Board of Aldermen
had several alternatives to fi
nanee the installation of wa
ter meters,” said Mayor B. W.
Thomason, "and it ehose the
least painful way.”
At a special meeting of the
board this past week, various
methods of payment were dis
cussed. In addition, (he build
ing inspector was directed to
begin a house-to-house inspec
tion for down spouts connected
to the sanitary sewage system.
All citizens are advised that
downspouts connected with
the sanitary sewage system
are prohibited by the town
ordinances.
Mayor Thomason stated that
the cost of an installed water
meter was approximately $50
dollars. With minor repairs
the meter should last 25 to
30 years.
One proposal was to double
the water rate for the next
year and install the meters on
a “pay as you go basis." This
proposal was tabled as making
the cost of this utility prohibi
tive.
Another proposal was to
double the lax rate for the fis
cal year beginning July 1,
1003. This method was reject
ed immediately for obvious
reasons.
The board returned to the.
idea of financing the installa
tion of the meters by bonds.
Presently, there is passing
through the city reservoirs
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Local Medical
Care Bill At
$1381000
IIow miii-li ilo residents of
Transylvania county spend a
year for medical, dental and
hospital care? What is their
annual health bill, taking in
to account the amount they
spend for health insurance?
According to recent / studies,
made by the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare
and by the University of Michi
gan, the cost is going up rapid
ly in the local area and in most
other sections of the country.
Because of the higher prices,
especially for hospital care, the
millions of Americans who see
doctors, buy drugs or go to the
hospital each month are finding
that their health dollar is buy
ing only two-thirds as much as
it did 10 years ago.
In Transylvania county, on
the basis of the latest figures,
the out-of-pocket expenditures
for medical care amount to
approximately SS4 per person
per year, or 5.7 percent of net
income.
Some 68 percent of this rep
resents direct payments and
the remainder the cost of
health insurance.
In line with the rising prices
that have been noted national
ly, the current expenditures lo
cally compare with S63 per ca
pita 10 years ago.
These sums apply merely to
private expenditures for health
cure. They do not include gov
ernment outlays or medical care
provided through private ehari
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Dog Clinics
Continued
This is the time of year when
all owners of dogs must have
them vaccinated against rabies.
The program is already in prog
ress.
If your dog has not been vac
cinated within the past three
years, you are required to have
it done, according to officials of
the Transylvania county health
—Turn To Page Seven
Formulating Plans For The
Restoration Of Bowling Alley
Plans are being made to re
store Brevard Lanes, the own
ers announce this week.
According to Dr. W. 0.
Kearse, this fine recreational
facility, which was gutted by
fires recently, should be re
opened around the first of
August, barring unforeseen
circumstances.
He continued:
“Because so many people
have expressed an acute feel
ing of loss due to this fire
and the desire for the re-es
tablishment of Brevard Lanes,
we presently plan to do every
thing possible to put this rec
reational facility back into op
eration at the earliest prac
tical time."
Frank “Footsie” Case is
managing affairs of Brevard
Proclamation Issued
National Library Week To Be
Observed, Exhibits Are Open
National Library week will hr
observed in Brevard and across
America during the week of
April 21st - 27th.
Several outstanding events
have been planned in connection
with the observance, and Mayor
B. W. Thomason Iras issued a
proclamation, proclaiming the
event here.
Mayor Thomason urges all cit
izens to unite in this national
effort to achieve a better-read,
better-informed America, as well
as to stimulate interest in librar
ies of all kinds — to the end!
that all citizens vedlize the full
potential of national purpose.
Two interesting exhibits of
early book art are on display at
the Transylvania library in con
junction with the local observ
ance of National Library Week.
The exhibits are on loan from
the North Carolina museum of
art in Raleigh.
Vellum sheets from the hand
written and hand illuminated
Book of Hours manuscripts,
printed pages with woodcuts
from early Bible pages, and hand
—Ton To Page Flvo
Lanes while the business is
closed because of the fire.
He can be reached at tele
phone 883-4262 or seen at his
home at 107 Allison road in
North Brevard,
In an open letter to the peo
ple of Transylvania, Dr. i
—Turn to Pace seven I
..in.••hiiiiiiQ
1 The Weather
Cool mornings and mild after
noons have been the weather
story in Brevard during the past
week.
Early morning lows have rang
ed from 23 to 48 degrees, aver
aging out to 36. Afternoon highs
have varied only 7 degrees dur
ing the week, from 62 to 69 de
grees. Average afternoon high
was 66 degrees.
Only a trace of precipitation
was recorded during the week,
on Wednesday and Thursday of
last week.
Readings for the week are as
follows:
Wednesday
Thursday -
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday ...
Tuesday ...
High Low
. 69 41
. 69 38
. 69 48
. 65 32
. 62 42
. 62 29
68 23
Partly cloudy skies should con
tinue through tomorrow (Fri
day), and temperatures should
average 5 to 10 degrees above
normal through Monday. Nor
mal highs and lows for this area
are 68 and 45. Little rainfall is
expected before Tuesday.
Special School Bond Election
Is Slated For Saturday, June 1;
PLEASED WITH PROGRESS that
is being made resurfacing the four
lane highway into Brevard from Pis
gah Forest are Webb Pittillo, left,
maintenance supervisor in Transyl
vania and Haywood counties, and
T. M. Austell, right, district engi
neer for Transylvania, Henderson.
Haywood and Polk counties. Xhe
work is being done by the Asheville
Paving company, and many Itrevard
streets arc included in the project.
Freddie Davidson is the resident en
gineer in charge. While the paying
is being done on the four-laner, high
way crews are busy repairing curbs
and gutters and readying the streets
for the asphalt surface.
(Times Staff Photo)
Community Effort
“Clean-Up” Time Arrives In
BrevardCooperation Urged
This is Clean-Up, Paint-Up,
Fix-Up week in Brevard.
According to Mayor B. \V.
Thomason, the primary objective
is to “keep Brevard beautiful”.
In a proclamation to the citi
zens of the community, he urges
100 per cent participation in this
effort.
Working closely with the May
or and the town board is the
Chamber of Commerce.
“With spring approaching and
with the tourist season just
around the corner, this is an
ideal time to clean-up”, they
state.
Homeowners should also use
the Spring Clean-Up' campaign
in the community to rid their
—Turn to Page Seven
Look Inside..
Lewis Meece tells of bowling
thrills on page 4, third section.
Tom Mitchells in the news on
sports pages.
Rosman FFA boys at slate
meeting, front, third section.
It’s Clean-Up Week in Bre
vard as several stories through
out The Times relate.
Rep. Leonard reports on activ
ities in legislature, front, second
section.
Bridal, engagement pictures
on society, page six, third sec
tion.
List of donors to Brevard Col
lege campaign carried in first
section.
Also more than 100 local per
sons assisting with production of
Oklahoma! listed in story in sec
tion one.
See some of cast in fine photo,
front, section two.
Instructions Given
Local Civil Defense To
Evacuate Schools, 25111
With the still prevailing Cuban
crisis, it is very important that
the people of Transylvania Coun
ty give their support and coop
eration to a full scale school
evacuation exercise on Thursday,
April 25th.
“It is essential that we have
an evacuation test in order to
determine the best steps to take
in the event of a natural or man
made disaster." says Transylvan
ia County Civil Defense Director,
F. L. “Buck" McCall, and Depu
ty Director, I.. C. Hall of Itos
man, who are working with
school authorities. They have
outlined the following as basic
instructions:
1. When the official alarm is
sounded, all motor vehi
ties in the Brevard and
Rosinan areas must slop in
order to let the school
children set started home.
Parents who normally
transport their children to
and from school are asked
to he at the school not less
than forty (40) minutes
before the alarm is sound
ed so that traffic officers
can place or park them in
an orderly manner.
:i. Local children will walk
rapidly home — taking the
route suggested by the par
ents and never changing it
thereafter. You must plan
your child’s route for him
—Turn to Page Seven
Program Highlights
Daily Reports From General
Assembly Heard On WPNF
Program Director Fred Reiter
announces today that WPNF is
featuring special reports on the
1963 General Assembly on the
Farm and Home Hour, Monday
through Friday afternoons at
12:15 p.m.
Verne Strickland reports news
of special interest to farmers in
this area, on a program made
available to the station by the
North Carolina Farm Bureau
Federation.
Station manager A1 Martin re
minds listeners that again this
year, in cooperation with the
New Asheville Speedway, the
local station is awarding free
passes to weekly races at the
speedway.
Passes are given throughout
the day on Thursday and Friday,
and to be a winner, a listener
needs only to correctly answer a
question about a record played
following a Speedway announce
ment.
“This feature created much
interest last year, and the sta
tion is pleased to again be able
I to offer free passes to racing
fans in this area,” Martin con
cluded.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
—Turn to Page Seven
Action Is Taken
By Two Boards
At Called Meets
Transylvanians will vote in
a..special school bond election
on Salurday. June 1st.
1 his decision was reached
by the County Commissioners
at a special called meeting
Tuesday night. when the mem
bers of. the Board of Education
presort fed a petition to the
commissioners requesting such
a.cl ion.
The education hoard ex
plained that the Committee
For Better Schools in Trail
s'hania liad made recommen
dations for school improve
ments in the county, and these
recommendations had been ap
proved by. many civic, social
and fraternal organizations as
well as lire I’TA groups.
Transylvanians will vote
whether or mil to levy a spe
cial lax of 25c on the S100 val
uation of property to supple
ment the current expense
funds Iroin state and county
allotments.
The commissioners also ask
ed the Board of Education to
supply them with a list of per
sons wild would serve as elec
tion officials at no costs.
At the meeting of the Board
of Education other action tak
en was the election of AY
Briupmlp. tp
term as snffcrinteudent «
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Music Center
Programs On
Coast-To-Coast
Six concerts, which were tran
scribed at the Brevard Musi
center, are currently bein
broadcast over the Nationa
Broadcasting Company Iron
coast-to-coast each Wednesda
night.
The announcer is Ben Growei
and the 55-minute programs be
gin at 9:05 o'clock.
The programs are being broac
cast through the cooperation c
NBC and the American Feden
lion of .Musicians.
James Christian Pfohl, th
director of the Brevard Musi
center, said the officials of NB
and AFM describe the musi
from the local center as the fit
est from any of the summe
camps in America.
“We are most pleased with th
latest national recognition, an
we hone all our friends in Thai
sylvania can hear the series t
programs over NBC.”
Election To
Be Held At
Bosnian, 7tl
Rosman will hold a town eh
tion on Tuesday, May 7th,
the purpose of electing a Ma
and a Board of Aldermen.
The deadline for filing
April 27th at noon, and regis
tion will be continued on
days, April 20th and 27th.
Mrs. Spurgeon Queen is
registrar.
Mayor Austin Hogsed is
ing re-clection, as well as
members Verlin Wood and !
sey Paxton.
Running on the same
Carlos Pangle.
There are only two
of the board at the pr
since the third men
Queen, moved to Pisfah 1