TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Educa
tional, Agricultural and Music
Center. Population, 1960 Census,
16,372. Brevard Community 8,500,
Brevard proper 4,857.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca
for Summer Camps, Entrance *6
Pisgah National Forest ana
Home of Brevard College and
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 75— No. 4
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1964
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* 24 PAGES TODAY * PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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News Coverage
Weekly Division
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13,000 Take
Sabin Oral
Polio Vaccine
Transylvanians will have
one more opportunity to par
ticipate in the “Stop Polio”
clinics.
According to Mrs. Jessie
Lollis, the county health nur? e,
there are a few doses of the
Sabin oral polio vacciiie that
will be available at the Tran
sylvania County Health depart
ment on Friday, Jan. 24th,
from 8:30 a.m., until 4:30 p.m.
More than 1,000 persons visit
ed the make-up clinics here at
Brevard and at R osman last Sun
afternoon.
jflay
This makes a total of 13,000
persons who have re"*>jv«w* the
oral vaccine in Transylvania
this month. This is estimated
to be approximately 80 per
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GOP Precinct
Meeting Set
Republican voters of Brevard
Precinct No. 1 (known as the
“schoolhcuse box”) are to have
* their precinct meeting this Sat
urday night, January 25th, 7:30
p.m. at the junior high cafe
teria, according to Charles
" “Chic” Loftis, precinct chairman.
Other interested persons, teen
agers and new residents and
any who are considering a
—Turn to Page Five
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, January 23 — BFW
club meets at Colonial Inn at
7:00 p.m. Masons meet at Tem
ple at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, January 24 — Ace of
Clubs meets at 8:00 pm.
Saturday, January 23 — March
of Dimes dance at Legion Build
ing at 9:00 pm.
Sunday, January 26 — Attend
the church of your choice. Bed
Cross annual meeting at Silver
steen Center at 2:00 p.m.
Monday, January 27 — Rotary
club meets at Gaither’s at 7:00
p.m. Brevard Senior High P-TA
meets in cafeteria.
Tuesday, January 28 — AARP
meets at Transylvania Commu
nity Center at 10:00 am. Ace of
Clubs meets at 8:00 pjm. Elks
meet at 8:00 pm. Brevard Civic
Chorus meets at Brevard Meth
odist church at 8:00 pm.
Appreciation Expressed
Congressman Taylor Wires
Head Of American Thread
Congressman Roy Taylor ex
pressed his pleasure to Presi
dent E. B. Shaw, of the Ameri
can Thread company, on their
decision to build a new plant
in Transylvania
county/
In an official telegram, Rep.
Taylor said:
I join the people of Western
North Carolina and Transyl
vania county in expressing
deepest gratitude for your de
cision to locate a new plant
near Rosman. The 300 new jobs
expected are all vitally needed
to help relieve widespread un
employment. I have 6cen very
impressed with ypur jlrm
since my recent tour of your
McDowell county pfciiu. My
congratulations, appreciation
and pledge of assistance are
yours.
Roy A. Taylor
Member of Congress
Names Wanted
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NC Battleship To Have
World War II Honor Roll
An announcement from Rear
Admiral Robert B. Ellis, USN,
(ret.), Superintendent of the
U. S. S. North Carolina Battle
ship, states that plans are un
derway to open the museum
aboard the famous battleship
on the Cape Fear River at
Wilmington.
The Roll of Honor of North
Carolina’s World War II dead
will be an important feature.
A list from all of the coun
ties has been compiled, includ
ing that of Transylvania coun
ty.
Readers who find any discrep
ancies in the list or any omis
sions of names of men or women
from Transylvania who lost
their lives in World War II while
in the line of duty, are requested
to submit any correctional in
formation directly to the Battle
ship Memorial, P.O. Box 417,
Wilmington, North Carolina.
The list which the commission
has from Transylvania county
is as follows:
Barnette, Samuel Stephen N
Boley, William P. A
Chappell, Oscar R. A
Conner, James D. A
Corpening, Robert C. A
Crary, Jack O. A
Dickson, John B. A
Enloe, Richard J. A
Foster, Lewis Kerry A
Fowler, Fred G. A
Galloway, Alfred L. A
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“Hat In Ring”
Mayor Thomason Announces
Candidacy For The House
Brevard’s mayor, B. W. Thom
ason, today announces his can
didacy for the House of Repre
sentatives from Transylvania,
subject to the Democratic pri
mary in May.
Mr. Thomason, who has served
one term in the state senate,
says he feels that his experience
in local and statewide govern
ment can be of service to the
people of Transylvania county.
Prior to entering politics, Mr.
Thomason was minister of the
First Baptist church here for
many ywB.
B. W. THOMASON
Richardson Preyer
Preyer Will
Visit Here
^_
L. Richardson Preyer, candi
date for his party’s nomination
for Governor in the May Demo
cratic primary, will be in Bre
vard cn Tuesday, January 28th,
during his 100-county campaign
-trip.
There will be a reception at
Gaither's in the Rhododendron
room at 4:00 p.m., at which time
Judge Preyer will meet and talk
with all interested citizens.
It is hoped that a large crowd
will turn out to meet the Judge
and all are welcome regardless
of political affiliation. Coffee
and cookies will be served.
The reception will be for the
most part an informal gathering
so that the maximum numbc of
neonle will have an opportunity
to meet the candidate and speak
with him.
| The Weather |
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Precipitation amounting to
just over two-thirds of one inch
fell on Brevard during the past
week, as the temperatures rang
ed from last Wednesday morn
ing’s low of zero to a Tuesday
afternoon high of 64 degrees.
Average afternoon temnera
tures reached 48 degrees, while
early morning lows balanced out
at a chilly 19.
Daily readings for the
week were as follows:
past
High Low Prec.
Wednesday_ 40 0 .00
Thursday_39
Friday _43
Saturday -54
Sunday - 49
Monday -46
Tuesday-64
7 .00
21 Trace
22 .00
26 .00
36 .66
22 .02
Temperatures Friday through
Monday will average three to
eight degrees above normal. It
will be warm during the first
part of the period, turning cold
er during the weekend. Precipi
tation will be light Thursday and
moderate again Saturday, averag
ing about one-quarter to one-half
inch.
Now Completing Plans For New
College Administration Building
Times
Wins
Award
The Transylvania Times was
awarded a certificate for out
standing journalism during
1963 at the annual Institute of
the North Carolina Press asso
ciation at Chapel Hill and at
IJuke university last weekend.
Of the 12 awards made to the
weekly newspapers in North
Carolina, The Times copped
third in news coverage.
Seme 150 weeklies are eligible
to compete in the contest.
In the judges’ critique it was
stated that judging was difficult
among the first three winners.
It praised the vast ‘amount
of news carried in The Times
each week. Other features of
The Times received favora
ble comment of the judges.
Editorials and photos of Bre
vard’s prize-winning newspa
per were also lauded.
The award was presented to
Editor John Anderson by Gov
ernor Terry Sanford.
The 1963 certificate brings
the total to 24 state and na
tional awards The Times has
received in the past 22 years.
■*« Editor Anderson comments
that the winning of awards by
The Times compliments boith the.
newspaper and the community.
“They serve as a challenge
' for us to do an even better
job.”
The Skyland Post at West Jef
ferson, another Anderson news
paper that is edited and publish
ed by Mrs. Ed M. Anderson, re
ceived first place in advertising
and second in features.
Annual Meeting
Of Red Cross
Slated Sunday
The public is invited to attend
the annual meeting of the Tran
sylvania chapter of the American
Red Cross.
It will be held Sunday after
noon at the Silversteen Commu
nity center on French Broad
street.
The time will be from 2:00
until 3:00 o’clock.
The meeting will be presided
over by the chairman, Jack Potts.
Hospital Trustees
Re-Elect Officers
Officers of the board of trust
ees of the Transylvania Commu
nity hospital were re-elected at
their annual meeting Tuesday
night.
A. J. Loeb is chairman of the
board, and other officers include
Don R. Blankinship, vice chair
man; W. W. Brittain, treasurer;
and Eugene Morris, secretary.
The medical staff was re-ap
pointed, as follows:
Active—John R. Folger, Jr.,
C. L. Newland, Joe Osborne, J. C.
Paul, Julius Sader, James H.
Sanders, Jr., R. L. Strieker, Mar
ius H. Wells, George B. Dysart,
A. O. Ryan, Jr. and Bumess F.
Ansell.
Courtesy—Macroy Casque
Dental—Walter S. Clayton,
Carol Gnahl, John U Prush, and
W. A. Davis.
THE OUTSTANDING high school musician at
the all state band clinic held last weekend at West
ern Carolina College is Miss Carole Dillingham, a
senior at Brevard Senior High school. She is stu
dent conductor of the band and drum majorette.
She plays the bass clarinet. Miss Dillingham is
shown above with John D. Eversman, director. The
plaTTue whicl? f#fe holds was first awarded *H»ir '
years ago by the Western Carolina College band.
Two years ago Miss Susan Farley, of Brevard, was
the recipient. (Times Staff Photo)
Officer* Named
Keith Is New President
Of Chamber Of Commerce
WILLIAM H. KEITH
William H. Keith, vice pres
ident of First Union National
bank, was elected president of
the Brevard Chamber of Com
merce for 1964 at a special call
meeting of the new board of
directors Tuesday night in the
library.
Other officers for the new
year are:
Donald Lee Moore - vice presi
dent
Walter Cantrell - secretary
Charles Pickelsimer - treasurer
The board unanimously re
elected Mrs. John A. Ford ex
ecutive secretary, and Free
man Hayes was named as di
rector of the Transylvania
Community hospital, repre
—Turn to Page Five
Thursday Afternoon
Program At Annual Banquet
Of The Jaycees To Be Aired
WPNF will broadcast high
lights of the annual Distinguish
ed Service Award Banquet of the
Brevard Junior Chamber of Com
merce Thursday afternoon be
ginning at 5:05 p.m.
The broadcast will include the
presentation of awards to Tran
sylvania's outstanding young
farmer, Brevard’s outstanding
teenager of the year and the out
standing young mwi of the year.
The program was recorded on
Wednesday evening at the regu
lar meeting of the Jaycees held
in Gaither’s Rhododendron room.
State President William “Bill”
Suttlea made the main address
of the evening.
station Manager Ai JWtarMn ok
pressed his appreciation to John
Clark, chairman of the event, for
his cooperation in making the
broadcast possible again this
year.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
and Homo hour is os follows:
Thursday, Farm Home adminis
tration, John Collins; Friday,
U. S. Forestry, Ted Seely; Mon
day, county extension chairman;
Tuesday, Soil conservation ser
vice, Grover McPherson; Wed
nesday, home agent.
Appearing this week on the
Civic Hour are the following:
Friday Jaycettes; Monday, Bre
vard Little theatre; Wednesday,
Fortnightly club.
Speaking this weak on Morn
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Campus Center
Will Undergo
Much Renovation
Plans for the new Admini
stration building at Brevard
College arc now being com
pleted by the architect. Henry
C. McDonald, and according to
President Emmett K. McLarty,
the building contract is expect
ed to be awarded around
March 1st.
The new structure will be
erected adjacent to the Science
building on French Bread street.
The approximate minimum
cost of the building will be
around §150,000.00.
Offices located at the present
Campus Center building will be
moved to the new structure,
which will also house student
personnel offices as well as oth
ers for faculty secretaries.
Mr. McDonald reports that the
itwo-story building will be of the
same colonial design as the Sci
ence building.
It will be cf masonry construc
tion, and will contain some 10,
000 square feet.
A covered passage way will
connect it with the Science build
ing and the proposed classroom
building in the same quadrangle..
Brevard College will alstf"
spend some $60,000 on reno
vation of the Campus Centos
^bonding. c
The two primary purposes of
the project will be to enlarge
the present cafeteria by 50 per
cent and to convert the rest of
the building into the Dunham
Music center.
Two new buildings have been
added to the Campus south of
Jones Hall between Ross Hall and
the Gymnasium. These are the
Duplex Faculty houses.
The two Duplex houses contain
four three-bedroom, two-bath
living units with a minimum ot
1.350 square feet of living space.
11ip.se structures cost approx
imately $54,000, in addition t<
site improvements such as wa
ter supply, sidewalks, and (any)
furnishings.
March 01 Dimes
Dance Here
Saturday Night
The annual March of Dimes
dance in Transylvania county
will be held this Saturday night,
Jan. 25th, here in the American
legion building.
Dancing will begin at 9:00
o’clock, and music will be fur
nished by Mel Lane and his
Combo from Greenville, S. C.
Admission is $3.00 per couple.
Officials of the legion cordial
ly invite the public to attend,
and they say:
“Dance so others may walk.”
Look Inside.*
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page three,
News Of and For The Women
—page six, second and third sec
tions.
Sports—page four, third sec
tion.
Transylvania Blood Donors—-;
page seven, third section.
Much Farm News—page eig
third t< urn.
Edit : i ,s-page
section
Radio
section.
Picte
Thread
:;! Feature,
Company—front
third section.
Upper County New?—page
en, first “