TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Educa
tional, Agricultural and Music
Center. Population,. I960 Census,
16,372. Brevard Communi.y 8,500,
Brevard proper 4,857.
Vol. 74 — No. 17
THE TRANSYLVANIA
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INTEREST IN (ho educational,
social and economic conditions of the
local community is one of the points
emphasized by the American Asso
ciation of University Women. This
past year the Brevard Branch plan
ned its entire program around these
* aspects of Brevard, Transylvania
county and the Southern Appalachi
an Region, using as its chief source
of information the Survey Report —
< The Southern Appalachian Region,
* published by the University of Ken
lucky Press in 10f>2. To make this
survey available to local people, and
in observance of National Library
Week, the Brevard branch of
A.A.U.W. presented a copy of the
survey to the Transylvania County
Library. Left to right are Miss May
Mattson, who is presenting the book
to Mrs. Lehman Kaipp, librarian, and
Mrs. K. K. McLarty, right, president
of the local branch.
(Times Staff Photo)
This Thursday
Civil Defense Will Direct
Evacuation Of All Schools
A full-seal* school1 evacuation
exercise will be conducted in
Brevard and Transylvania coun
ty by Civil Defense Thursday
afternoon at 2:00 o’clock.
When the sirens sound at that
■time, traffic in the immediate
area of the schools will be halt
ed, and all school children will
leave for their homes.
Complete instructions are re
leased by Transylvania County
’■/ Director ‘‘Buck” McCall, and
Deputy Director L. C. Hall at
Rosman.
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' They are as follows:
1. When the official alarm is
sounded, all motor vehi
cles in the Brevard and
Rosman areas must ston in
order to let the school
children get started home.
Parents who normally
transport their children to
and from school are asked
to be 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.
2. Local children will walk
rapdily home—t»k!ng the
route suggested bv the par
ents and never changing it
ft thereafter. Vou most nlan
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, April 25 — School
evacuation exercises at 2:00 p.m.
BPW club meets with Mrs.
Thomas L. Mitchell at 7:00 p.m.
Masons meet at Temple at 8:00
p.ni/
Friday, April 26 — Ace of
Clubs meets at 8:00 p.m. Music
recital at college auditorium at
8:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 27 — Chil
dren’s Puppet show at Transyl
vania County Library at 9:30
a.m.
Sunday, April 28— Attend the
church of your choice. Brownie
Fun Time at college at 2:30 p.m.
Monday. April 29 — Rotary
club meets at Gaither’s at 7:00
p.m.
Tuesday, April 30 — WNC
Chemical Engineers meet at Ber
ry’s at 6:45 p.m. Junior High
P-TA meets at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 1 — Toast
masters meet at Gaither’s at 6:30
p.m. WOW meets in Woodman
Hall at 8:00 p.m.
Periodic Inventory
Economic Census Will Be
Made In County This Year
The Government announces
that it is preparing forms,
which will be sent to business
firms in Transylvania county
later this year, in connection
with the forth-coming 1963
Economic Census.
This is a periodic inventory,
conducted by the Department
of Commerce. It covers retail
trade, wholesale trade, the ser
vice industries, manufactures,
minerals and transportation.
The last such survey was made
in 1958.
As in the past, local busi
ness men will be asked about
their payrolls, number of peo
ple employed, hours worked,
sales volume and, what is new
this time, a breakdown of
sales by broad merchandise
lines.
What will the census show as
to Transylvania county? What
economic changes have taken
place locally since the last
such survey was taken?
The answers are important to
the merchants and manufactur
ers themselves, as well as to
others who need such informa
tion to measure product demand
and to sot plans for future in
ven t ory requ Irements.
Transylvania county’s figu
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Danger Of
Forest Fires
Continues!
Wednesday was the 13th !
straight Class 5 fire day in j
Transylvania county, and the
threat of forest fires con
tinues to mount.
According to Ranger Ted
Seely in the Pisgah National
forest, and Clark Grissom, the
state fire warden in Transyl
vania, the county has been
lucky and the few blazes that
have hroken out, or set, were
quickly brought under con
trol before many acres were
burned over.
Last Friday and Saturday
there several sets in the
Kitchen Cove area, and ano
ther fire was reported on
Laurel Creek on Tuesday.
Ranger Seely and State
Ranger Clark Grissom remind
the public that all burning
permits have been cancelled,
and no burning of brush or
trash will be permitted until
after a good rain.
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Since the 20th of March, only
.81 inches of rainfall has been
recorded at the observation sta
tion in Brevard. This amount
is somewhat less than the 1.04
inches recorded on the 19th and
20th of March, the last really
good rainfall recorded here.
As the drought continues, day
time temperatures gel more like
summertime with daily highs
well into the 80’s, and morning
lows ranging from the upper 30’s
into the (iO's.
Official readings for the past
week are as follows:
High l.ow
Wednesday ____ 82 45
Thursday __ 83 48
Friday_81 52
Saturday _ 82 61
Sunday __ 87 39
Monday __ 89 48
Tuesday _ 83 60
Daily average_, 84 50
The five day forecast for this
area calls for temperatures to
average a few degrees below the
normals of 70 and 47, and little
or no rainfall is indicated
through Monday.
Many Quoted
“Oklahoma!” Instills Civic Pride,
Is Termed “Almost Professional”
When the final curtain fell
cn Rodgers and Hammer
stein’s “Oklahoma!” last Sat
urday evening. Brevard thea
ter - goers, filled with civic
pride, were still exclaiming
about hew fortunate they
were to live in a community
that boasted talent sufficient
to undertake and perform
such a difficult stage produc
tion. Everyone agreed that it
was a highlight of the year
and one that all attenders
would long remember.
Originally undertaken and
financially underwritten by
the Brevard Little Theatre,
“Oklahoma!” drew many par
—Turn to Page Thre**
After Much Service /
Miss Jeanette Austin Named
President Of WNC TB Group
Miss Jeanette Austin, local
chairman of the Transylvania
Tuberculosis Committee for the
past 7 years, was elected presi
dent of the Western North Car
olina Tuberculosis Association at
the annual meeting of the group
in Dillsboro, N. C.,( April 5. She
succeeds Dr. Hilton Seals, of
Sylva, who served as president
from the time the' district asso
ciation was formed two years
ago. }
Other members elected to the
executive committee include
Jack Justice, of Canton, vice
president; Mrs. J. P. Brady, of
Franklin, vice president; Mrs.
S. M. Garren, of Hendersonville,
treasurer; Miss 1 Millie Lovin
—Torn to Page Six
JKAINElTE AtSTlN
Everybody who saw “Oklaho
ma!” raved about how good it
was.
Here arc a few quotes:
Miss Jane Darnell: “After hav
ing seen the original Broadway
cast production and the movie
version twice, I was a bit hesi
tant about attending the local
production. I went primarily
because of my interest in Charles
Jolliff’s musical activities, for I
think he is an excellent mus
ician. I was impressed with the
musical talent displayed in the
orchestra and in the voices, par
ticularly Bill Beasley, Bob Betts
and Shirley Hammill, who com
pletely caught the spirit of Ado
Annie. Mrs. Schoenberg did a
marvelous job with the choreo
graphy.
“I came away with the feeling
that I had been in a large city
enjoying a marvelous show —
in fact, I enjoyed it eaually as
much as the original Broadway
production or the movie ver
sion.”
Mrs. Arthur Loeb: “For an
amateur production it was ex
tremely well done. The costum
ing was extraordinarily good
with the color accents capturing
the gay spirit of the show. The
orchestra was amazingly good,
the setting beautfiul and the
voices excellent. Our 12-year-old
daughter, Katie, saw it three
times and thought it wonderful
each time. Barbara especially
enjoyed being able to get out
and see “Oklahoma!”, wheel
chair and all!”
Mrs. David Kirk: “The BLT
production of “Oklahoma!” was
every hit as. good as a recent
production of “South Pacific” I
saw in a larger city . . . The
—turn ft Page Poor
Southern Appraisal Company
To Revalue Property In County
MRS. SHIRLEY PETIT pins insig
nia of her newly-promoted husband,
Major Charles R. Petit, Plans and
Training Officer of the Signal Office,
L. S. Army, Hawaii, while Colonel
John C. Liggett, Signal Officer, looks
on.
Court Officials
Take Oath Of
Office Monday
Robert T. Gash was sworn in
as judge of General County Court
by Marvin McCall, Clerk of Su
perior Court.
.1. Bruce Morton took oath of
office as solicitor before Judge
Gash. This action was necessary
since the court was recently val
idated by a bill in the legisla
ture. Mr. McCall took his oatin
as clerk before Judge Gash.
Verdicls handed down on
Monday were as follows:
Frank Thomas Barton, driving
under the influence, $100 and
costs
Bradley Harold Snipes, speed
ing, costs
Buddy Clinton Reeves, no op
erator’s license, $25 and costs
Grayson Hensley, driving un
der the influence, $100 and costs
Jesse C. Daves, no operator’s
license, suspended sentence
Earl Lee Roy Landreth, reck
less driving, costs
Kenneth Gerald Edwards,
speeding, $10 and costs
Charles Howard Norris, im
proper license, costs
Tom Collier, driving under
the influence, $100 and costs
Henry F. Moeller, no opera
tor’s license, $25 and costs
Bud Vaughn, larceny, costs
Frank Eugene Tinsley, speed
ing, costs
Boyce Whitmire, possession,
costs
Steve Logan Lance, driving
under the influence, $100 and
costs
Kenneth Barton, non-support,
costs
Wood Alva Hawkins, no
chauffer’s license, $25
A divorce was granted in the
case of Sandra Marie Butler
Johnson vs. Chester Lee John
son.
Look Inside..
Two women’s district meet
ings covered on society pages
6 and 7, first section.
Rep. Bill Leonard reports on
legislature, second front.
Read “Anatomy of a Fire”,
front, third section.
Complete details on WNC Re
lays here Friday on page five,
third section.
Hugh Bradburn tells of sport
thrills, page four, third section.
Much good reading on editor
ial page, page six, second sec
tion. ,
Viking Press publishes new
book by Bells, page three, sec
ond section.
In Hawaii
4
Major Charles Petit Awarded
Bronze Oak Leaves Insignia
Belk s Annual
Founders Day
Sale Underway
Highlighting Belk’s 75lh year,
the annual Founder’s Day sale
is now underway at the local
store and all others across the
country.
Jim Smith, manager of the
Brevard store, says that the late
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W. H. Belk, founder of Belk's
was truly a pioneer in estab
lishing present - day merchan
dising methods in the South.
Just 75 years ago he put into
practice policies which today
are widely accepted and prais
ed, but which at the time were
considered radical and rash.
When he became a small
town merchandise man in Mon
roe, at the age of 26, he insist
ed on two qualities as the fun
damental basis of his store op
eration. They were absolute in-;
tegrity and honesty — and hard !
work. On this foundation of hon
esty and hard work, he built a
way of doing business:
(1) buy for cash in large
quantity
(2) sell for cash at a low
—Turn To Page Four
Bronze Oak Leaves insigni;
has been pinned on Majoi
Charles R. Petit. Plans anc
Training Officer of the Signa
Office, U. S. Army, Hawaii.
While his wife, Shirley, dit
the pinning. Colonel John C. Lig
gett. the command’^'signal offi
cer. looked on.
Major Petit entered the Arm:
at Fort Bragg, N. C. in 1945, am
received a direct commission ii
1952.
His assignments have include;
service as platoon lender in Ger
many; weapons instructor anc
company commander at Fori
Jackson, S. C.: company com
mander in Korea: operations of
ficer in the Signal School at Fort
Gordon. Ga.; and company com
mander in the 125th Signal Bat
talion, Hawaii.
He has attended the Universi
ties of Maryland, Georgia and
Hawaii plus Air Transportability
and Air-Ground Schools anil
courses for infantry officers,
—Turn to Page Five
Annual Meet Of
Brownie Scout
Troops Sunday
All Brownie Scout Troops in
Transylvania county wi".l par
ticipate in the annual Brownie
Funtime on Sunday, April
28th, at 2:30 o’clock, in thie Bre
vard College auditorium.
Parents and interested per
sons are invited to attend this
event.
Brownies will rehea fse with
their leader's at 10:00 o’clock
Sunday morning, and are re
quested to be', in the auditorium
at that time. \
WPNF Program Highlights
Will Air Recommendations
Of Brevard's Planning Board
WFNF will broadcast a re
cording of a talk on the work
of the Brevard Planning Board
Thursday afternoon at 5:05 p.m.
The informative talk was made
by Gil Coan, chairman of the
planning beard, at the last reg
ular meeting of the Brevard Ro
tary club, Monday night at Gaith
er’s.
Because of the tremendous in
terest in work being proposed by
this organization and the impor
tance of the water meter situa
tion which is covered in Mr.
Goan’s comments, the local sta
tion is presenting the program
as a community service.
Station Maq&ger A1 Martin an
nounces that the National Broad
casting Company has made the
series of six programs recorded
at the Brevard Music Center
available to WPNF since no oth
er station in this listening area
would be carrjnpg the series.
Programs are \presented on
Wednesday nightslat 9:05 p.m.
direct from the network. At
that time, the programs are,
—Tuip to rage Elgin
Work Must Be
Completed By
January, 1965
The Southern Appraisa
company of Greensboro ha)
j been awarded (he contraei
for reappraisal of all real uni
! personal property in Transyl
vania county, according t<
Robert M. Boyd, chairman ol
the county Board of Commls
sieners.
The Greensboro firm sub]
milted the low hid of $4li
500.00. Bids ranged from theJ
j low to a high of S96,200.00l
lTnder the contract, which will
be signed officially later this
week. Southern Appraisal will
visit every oiie of the ap
proximate 0,000 parcels in
Transylvania county and will
make up real property as
sessment cards on each one.
In addition, representatives of
the company will set up sche
dules of standards for revalua
tion and will be present at all
of the boards of equalization
and review in connection with
i the appraisal.
Reappraisal of the county
is mandatory under general
statue 105 - 278 which sets
out that each county must
have a reappraisal by a spec
ified year and every 8 years
thereafter. Transylvania coun
ty and 15 others were requir
ed to have their reappraisal
completed by January 1, 19(»5,
Southern Appraisal Com
pany is highly recommended,
j Since 1958 they have done
| reappraisals for the following
! North Carolina counties:
j Columbus, Cumberland, Chat
! ham, Davie, Duplin, Hertford
— Turn to Page Eigi
P-TA At Junior
High To Instal
New Officers
Brevard Junior High Schoo
Parent-Teacher association wil
meet Tuesday, April 30th, a
7:30 p.m., in the school eaf<
teria. A special program will b
presented by some of the junto
high school students. All pat
ents and friends are cordially ir
vited to attend.
The principal order of bus:
ness at this meeting will be th;
installation of the 1963-64 off
cers.
They arc: G. Earle Johnsor
president; Mrs. C. E. Roy, vies
president; Arthur M. Smart, sec
rotary: and Mrs. A. L. Monteitl
treasurer.
Outgoing officers are the fo
lowing: Linn R. Coffman, pre
ident; G. Earle Johnson, vicl
president; Mrs. Bud Case, sel
rotary; and Mrs. A. L. MonteitM
treasurer.
Collection Of
Taxes Good,
To Advertise ■
Tax collections for Tr
vania county, the town
yard and the town of Rc
are running high, aceordin
L. R. Hipp, tax collector.
The deadline for the pay
of delinquent taxes is
noon, Saturday, May 4th.
erty will be advertised H
are not paid by that date,
ed cost and interest can I
ed by paying taxes now.
Mr. Hipp reminds the p
that the tax office is i
9:00 a.m. to 12:001
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.i
and from 9:00 a.i
only on !