TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Educa
tional, Agricultural and Music
Center. Population, 1960 Census,
16,372. Brevard Community 8,500,
Brevard proper 4,857.
Vol. 74—No. 44 ★
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
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PAID AT BREVARD, N. G-.
TRANSYLVANIA—
j: The Land of Waterfalls, Merc* j
I for Summer Camps, Entrance tn
Pisgall National Forest and
Home of Brevard College and
■ Brevard Music Festival.
★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY
OVER ,1,000 PERSONS visited the new Rosman Satellite Track
ing station last Saturday, and a portion of the crowd can be seen
in the photo at the left. During the formal ceremony, the $5 mil
lion National Aeronautics and Space Administration installation was
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dedicated. At the right is the fine Brevard high school band, which
furnished special music, for the occasion.' (Times Staff Photos)
[Threat Of
forest Fire
is Serious!
Due to the extreme dry
weather, the Pisgah National
Forest is rloscd to hunting,
fishing and camping, Ranger
Ted Seely announces.
Similarly, all recreational
facilities along the Blue Ridge
Perkway were closed to visi
tors as of 12:01 a.m., Wed
nesday.
Governor Terry' Sanford is
sued the order Tuesday clos
ing the forests in 26 Western
North Carolina counties, in
cluding Transylvania.
Brevard’s Fire Chief Dan
Merrill reports that no burn- j
ing of trash or debris will be
permitted in the town of Bre
vard.
The threat of forest fires is
jfcideed serious, Ranger Seely
says, and he urges all citizens
to be extremely careful with
cigarettes and matches.
^ One small fire, just outside
of the Pisgah boundary, was
reported on Sunday, but it
was quickly brought under
control. i
Little Theatre
Slates First
Play Of Season
^“The Solid Gold Cadillac”, a
satirical comedy about a little
^Jockholder in a big corpora
Uon, will be the Brevard Lit
tle Theatre’s first play of the
14th season.
It will be presented Novem
ber 22nd and 23rd in the Bre
vard College auditorium begin
ning at 8:00 o’clock, according
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, October 31 — Su
perior Court continues at 9:30
a. m.
Friday, November 1 — Ros
man Vs. Polk Central at 7:30
t. m. Ace of Clubs meets at
do p. m.
Sunday, November 3 — At
tend the church of your choice.
Singing at court house at 2:30
p. m.
Monday, November 4 — Ro
tary club meets at Gaither’s at
7:00 p. m. Democratic Women
meet at Gaither’s at 7:30 p. m.
Tuesday, November 5 — Ace
of Clubs meets at 8:00 p. m*
Eastern Star meets at Temple
at 8:00 p. m.
Wednesday, November 6 —
Toastmasters meet at Gaither’s
at 6:30 p. m. W.O.W. meets at
Woodman Hall at 8:00 p. m.
GOVERNOR TERRY SANFORD
was in a jovial mood at the dedica
tion of the new Rosman Satellite
Tracking Station in upper Transyl
vania last Saturday, and he is pie
tlived above talking with John A.
Ford, left, former mayor of Bre
vard, and Rev. B. W. Thomason.
Brevard’s current mayor.
(Times Staff Photo)
Over $1,100 Awarded
Little River And Eastatoe
Winners In Rural Contest
Verdicts Are Handed Down
In Superior, County Courts
The October terra of Su
perior court is being continu
ed in Transylvania, and ad
journment is not expected be
fore Friday.
Judge J. Will Pless, of Mar
ion, is presiding.
As The Transylvania Times
went to press Wednesday, the
cases of Burrell vs. Siniard and
Siniard vs. Burrell were being
heard.
During the past week, there
have been simultaneous terms
of Superior court and the Gen
eral County court.
Judge Robert Gash, of the
latter, announces that the
criminal docket will be heard
on Monday, Nov. 4th.
All defendants, witnesses,
lawyers and officers involved
in the cases are reminded to
be in court on Monday morn
ing.
Verdicts handed down in the
courts are as follows:
Ralph Owens, on six charges
of forgery, was given a sus
pended sentence on condition
he make restitution of $185 00,
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Many In Attendance At Soil
And Water Conservation Rally
Approximately 250 persons
from all parts of Western
North Carolina attended the
Third Annual Rally, Soil and
Water Districts, Western
North Carolina area, here In
the Brevard senior high
school cafeteria Tuesday
night.
Buncombe county had the
largest representation among the
14 districts, and each delegate
was given an attractive box of
Olin stationery that was manu
factured here in Transylvania.
A. W. Nesbitt, area chairman
and also chairman of the Bun
combe county district, presided
over the banquet meeting.
The program was climaxed
with an address by Fred H.
Claridge, North Carolina State
forester.
He used color slides to depict
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Little River and Eastatoe
took top honors in this year's
Community Development pro
gram.
Little River, entered in the
farm division, won $150 first
prize; Balsam Grove won second
prize of $75.00, and Dunn’s Rock
won third place and $50.00.
In the non-farm division, Eas
tatoe took the $150 first prize;
Lake Toxaway placed second
and received $75.00; and Pisgah
Forest won third place and
$50.00.
Awards were made at the an
nual Awards Program last
Thursday by John R. Hudson,
Jr., county attorney, and Morris
McGough, executive vice presi
dent, Asheville Agricultural De
velopment council.
Persons attending heard an
address by Senator Oral L.
Yates. Mr. Yates was intro
duced by Keitha Faye McCalL
Others on the program includ
ed Ralph Lee, chairman,
county council; the Rev.
Frank Jordan, who pronounc
the invocation; and Grover
i McPherson, chairman, Agri
cultural Workers council.
Inducement prizes for organ
ized community activities in
either farm or non-farm are as
follows:
Community Achieve m e n t
Book having the best history
of the year’s progress: 1st
prize, $30.00, Sapphire-White
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New Rosman Satellite Tracking
Station Dedicated, Many Attend
Olin
Honors I
Hanes
The Eeusta Paper and Film
Operations of Olin Malhieson
Chemical Corporation, here,
beeame “The Hanes Works"
Wednesday in a ceremony
honoring John Wesley llanes
who played a leading role in
bringing Olin and Eeusta to
gether.
A plaque, unveiled by Mrs.
John W. Hanes, reads:
“In recognition of the serv
ices of John Wesley llanes to
Olin Malhieson Chemical Cor
poration, the people of this com
munity and the industrial de
velopment of this area, these1
plants are dedicated as The
Hanes Works, October 30. 1963."
Mr. Hanes, now a director and
member of the executive and
finance committees of Olin, in
acknowledging the honor, paid
homage to Harry H. Straus,
Ecusta's founder, and to his
brother Robert M. Hanes.
He said:
“The name Harry Straus,
the founder of this business,
is indelibly inscribed in the
hearts and minds of everyone
connected with the Eeusta Pa
per Company.”
Reminding the assemblage of
approximately 350 business exe
cutives and government offi
cials that it was through his
brother that he met Mr. Straus
and that his brother had played
an important part in the forma
tion of Eeusta, Mr. Hanes re
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i
The Weather
With no real relief in view
from the drought that has been
gripping the eastern seaboard
for a month now, Brevard re
ceived a total of two-hundredths
of an inch of precipitation dur
ing the past week.
High and low temperatures
were 76 and 35, with daily av
erages for the week rounding
out at 72 and 48.
The five-day forecast calls
for temperatures to average
near normal highs and lows of
62 and 40, which should mean
a turn to cooler. Little or no
rain is indicated at this time.
Readings for the past week
are as follows:
Thursday
Friday _
Saturday
Sunday _
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
High Low Prec.
__ 68 56 .02
.. 70 52 .00
„ 74 51 .00
.. 76 50 .00
.. 76 47 .00
.. 74 45 .00
.. 64 35 .00
APPOINTMENTS at the
Brevard Federal Savings and
I.oan association are announc
ed today by President Jerry I
Jerome. At tbc top left is j
J. I. Ayers, the new vice pres
ident. Above is II. Bryan Shit
let, the new secretary. At the
left is Vernon II. Fricks, the
new member of the Board of
Directors. The announcement
of these appointments was
made at the most recent meet
ing of the board. (Photos by
Austin Studio)
Fricks On Board
Ayers, Shiflet Are New
Officers, Savings & Loan
J. I. Ayers is the new vice
president of the Brevard Fed
eral Savings and Loan associa
tion, and H. Bryan Shiflet is the
new secretary, President Jerry
Jerome announces today.
Other action taken at the last
meeting of the Board of Direc
tors included the naming of Ver
non H. Fricks to the governing
body.
Other officers of the progres
sive Federal Savings and Loan
association are Jerry Hart Jer
ome, executive vice president
and treasurer, and Joe H. Tins
Icy, assistant secretary.
Board members, in addition
to the officers and the new
member, Mr. Fricks, include Ed
win Morgan and James F. Ay
cock.
W. L. Mull and A. F. Mitichell
are directors emeritus.
President Jerome also an
nounced at the meeting that re
sources are now over $11,000,
000.00.
Mr. Ayers has been a member
of the Board of Directors for
15 years. A charter member of
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WPNF Program Highlights
Olin Program For Hanes
To Be Broadcast Thursday
WPNF will broadcast high
lights of the dedication cere
monies of the Pisgah Forest
operations of Olin Mathieson
Chemical Corporation as “The
Hanes Works” on Thursday af
ternoon.
The ceremonies, held on Wed
nesday, October 30th, were re
corded for delayed broadcast
at a time when a larger seg
ment of the listening audience
would be able to hear the pro
gram.
Station Manager A1 Martin,
who supervised the recording
of the program, announces that
the taped excerpts will be heard
beginning at 5:05 p. m. today,
Thursday, October 31st.
After the broadcast, the re
cording will be presented to
John Wesley Hanes, for whom
the local Olln facilities have
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"Open House
Will Be Held
Two Sundays
With some 1,000 persons at
tending, the formal dedication
of the new Bosnian Satellite
Tracking station in upper i
Transvlvuuia last Saturday •?
Was <tesflilted as highly •site- ■
eessml.
(jury Dennis, manager, says
that "open house” will he held
at the tracking station during
the next two Sunday afternoons
for the benefit of persons who
were unable to see the site and
the S5 million dollar Data Ac
quisition facility of the National
Space administration last Satur
day .
Hems will he from 12:00
until 5:00 p.in., personnel will
he on hand to conduct tours
of this latest project in the
space age.
Dr, George I,. Simpson, one of
the principal speakers on the
dedication program, said that
the United States plans to fly
2.000 manned hours around the
earth before the first crew of
American astronauts departs for
the moon.
Dr. Simpson is the assistant
administrator for technology
utilization and policy planning
tor NASA.
He pointed out in his talk
Saturday that the United
States is well along with the
development of a rocket pro
ducing 7.5 million pounds of
thrust that will send the first
American explorers off to the
moon.
Tells of ltocket
“This huge rocket,” Mr. Simp
son said, “will place in orbit
the equivalent of 80 capsules
such as the one in which Amer
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Donations To
United Fund
At $20,655
Contributions to the Transyl
vania County United Fund are
still being received, and the to
tal now stands at $20,655.50, ac
cording to Larry Turner, cam
paign chairman.
The goal for this year’s cam
paign is $35,304.
Two additional firms have re
ported 100 per cent contribu
tions since the last report. They
are thb Brevard Federal Savings
and Loan association, and Hayes
Motors, Inc.
Other outstanding gifts since
the last Teport have been re
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