THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
Vol. 75—No. 5_★_m.Cd0*? b«vard°Sn.AGcu BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1964 PRICE 10c * 22 PAGES TODAY + PUBLISHED WEEKLY
TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls, Mecc*
for Summer Camps, Entrance t*
Pisgah National Forest an*
Home of Brevard College an*
Brevard Music Festival.
TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Educa
tional, Agricultural and Music
Center. Population, 1960 Census,
16,372. Brevard Community 8,500,
Brevard proper 4,857.
BREVARD JAYCEES honored the
county’s “outstanding young man”
and the “teen-ager of the year” at
their annual Distinguished Service
Award banquet last Wednesday
■night at Gaither’s. Principal figures
*t the banquet are pictured above,
left to right; Thomas King McCrary,
who was the recipient of the Distin
guished Service Award as the out
standing young man of the year;
North Carolina Jaycee Presklent Wil
liam “Bill” Buttle, of Marion, who
delivered the principal address of the
evening; Margaret Winchester, Bos
nian high school senior who was nam
ed Transylvania’s “teen-ager of the
year”; local Jaycee president Rob
ert Hunter; and Jaycee John Clark,
master of ceremonies. More details
are carried in story on the second
front page. (Times Staff Photo)
Judge Martin Presides
Superior Court Opens Monday,
Both Dockets Reported Light
The February term of Sup
erior court in Transylvania
opens on Monday, Feb. 3rd.
Clerk of Court Marvin McCall
reminds all defendants, witness
es, lawyers, officers invol!?p<i5n
the various cases to be in the
court room promptly at 9:30
o’clock.
Judge Harry Martin, of Ashe
ville, will preside over the
mixed term.
Trial of the criminal docket,
which is a light one. will begin
Monday.
The civil calendar will be
heard on Wednesday, February
£th
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Jurors called to serve are as
follows:
George T. Perkins, Sr.
Mrs. Orville Long
Gilford E Smithson
Luther McGaha
Harry F. Morgan
Mrs. W. Lambert Baker
Floyd Jones
O’Dell Clifton Weaver
Mrs. T. J. Gordon
Vess Ira McCall
Clifford Raxter
Mrs. Thomas E. Ramsey
i J. Alvoid Galloway
j? Mrs. W. W. Duckworth
Levi Henry Howard
m Everett H. Chapman
™ Mrs. Boyce Bishop
Robert E. Owen
—Turn to Page Si<
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, January 30 — Bre
vard College vs. Kings Business
College at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 31 — Mothers
March for March of Dimes. Ace
of Clubs meets at 8:00 pan. Bre
vard Senior High vs. Owen.
Saturday, February 1 — Bre
vard College vs. Asheville - Bilt
rnore at 7:30 pan.
Sunday, February 2 — Attend
i^the church of your choice. Sing
ing at court house at 2:30 p.m.
Monday, February 3 — Super
ior Court opens at 9:30 a.m. Ro
tary club meets at Gaither’s at
7 00 p.m. Brevard Elementary
P-TA meets in cafeteria at 8:00
p.m.
Tuesday, February 4 — East
ern Star meets at Temple at 8:00
p.m. Ace of Clubs meets at 8:00
p.m.
Wednesday, February 5 —
Toastmasters dub meets at Gaith
er’s at 6:30 p.m. WOW meets
kt Woodman Hall at 8:00 p.m.
Man-Made Star
Echo II Will
Many Times 1
Transylvanians will be able
to observe Echo II, a fully in
flated communications satel
lite, as it whirls around the
world, Gary Daniels, manager
of the tracking station in up
per Transylvania, announces.
NASA reports that the satel
lite’s radio beacons are pouring
out a steady stream of signals.
This new man-made star is a
135-foot diameter balloon, and
Four Break-Ins
Are Reported
Brevard police were per
plexed by four break-ins here
in town last Friday and Sat
urday nights.
Perplexing is the fact that
nothing was reported stolen.
However, the break-ins are
still being investigated.
The following places were
entered: Taylor’s Esso, Nu
Way Cleaners, Talley’s barber
shop and Ayers store • apart
ment building.
Be Visible
)urin£ ^ eek
the times it can be visible locally
follow:
Jan. 29th - 7:36 p.m., east of
the city at 37 degrees, above
the horizon, traveling north
east
Jan. 30 - 5:13 a.in., east, 41
degrees above the horizon,
—Turn to Page Five
Lowe s Store
Robbed Of
$265 in Cash
Lowe’s Brevard Associate
store was robbed Tuesday
night of approximately S2G5.00,
Sheriff Carter .McCall reports.
The robber, or robbers, en
tered the store by breaking in
through the back door.
Tlie money was taken from
the smashed safe.
According to the sheriff,
finger prints have been taken,
and the investigation is being
continued.
Be Accurate,
Be On Time In
Listing Taxes
There has been good re
sponse to tax listing during
the month, and James R.
ltrecdlove, the tax supervisor,
reminds all Transylvanians
that a penalty will be imposed
against those persons who do
not list during January.
‘•Come in right away,” he
urges.
He emphasizes that persons
should be accurate, as well as
on time, in their listings.
Vehicle listings will be
checked against tag registra
tions, and inventories can be
compared to those on income
tax returns.
Mr. Breedlove cites the law
in a message on page four,
third section, in this week’s
Times.
Look Lnsffie..
Red Cross story, second front
Du Pont feature, third front
Sports, page four, second sec.
Women’s news, pages six. sec
ond and third sections
Editorials, page two, third sec.
Classifieds, page two, first see.
IIMC Awards Leadership Honor
To Mrs. Armentrout, City Hall
Mrs. Opal C. Ainjentrout,
clerk-treasurer of the Town of
Brevard, has received an ap
pointment as Western North
Carolina area correspondent
for the International Institute
of municipal clerks, thus tak
ing her place within a newly
created Leadership Corps of
the professional association.
In announcing “this very im
portant appointment to provide
a truly significant service”, IIMC
President Harry K. Gallagher,
town clerk at Plaquemine, La.,
asserted:
From The Times
Bill Norris To Head WNC
Press Association In 1964
Bill P. Norris, advertising man- I
ager of The Transylvania Times
was elected president of the
Western North Carolina Press
Association for 1964 at the last
regular meeting at the S&W
Cafeteria in Asheville,
Other WNCPA officers elected
include J. W. Lawrence, editor
of the Landrum Leader, vice
president; and John Sholar, edi
tor of the Western Carolina Tri
bune, secretary and treasurer.
Mr. Norris will assume his du
ties as president at the next
WNCPA meeting on February
29th in Asheville. He succeeds
Clifton Metcalf of the Waynes
ville Mountaineer, a former Bre
vard resident, as head of the
WNCPA, which numbers some
30 weekly and semi-weekly
—Torn to Page Six
BILL NORRIS
"We are fortunate indeed that
Mrs. Armentrout will assist us
in this period of developing the
great potential of our already
vigorous and well established
Institute.”
The new correspondent, who
has been clerk-treasurer since
July 1, 1953, joined the Inter
national organization of her
professional colleagues in Sep
tember of 1962 and has thus
—Turn to Page Three
Local Firemen
Staying Busy
The Brevard fire depart
ment was called out several
times during the past week.
Two houses, which were en
gulfed in flames when the
firemen arrived, were a total
loss last Saturday night.
The first was reported shortly
after 11:00 o'clock.
It was an unoccupied house on
Silversteen road, belonging to
T. E. Reid.
About 2:00 o’clock Sunday
morning the local volunteer
firemen were called to Pisgah
Forest to answer an alarm in
sawmill town.
It was the residence of Mrs.
Louie Owens, which was destroy
ed in the blaze.
Tuesday morning the de
partment answered a call on
the Lake Sega road at a dwell
ing owned by Mrs. Roy De
Long. The fire was confined
to a sofa.
Sharp Rise Is Noted In Retail
Activity In Brevard And County
TRANSYLVANIA SHRINE
CLUB OFFICERS for 1964 were in
stalled at the club’s last meeting at
the Masonic Temple. Those installed
are pictured above, left to right:
John A. Ford, Sr., treasurer; Paul
Owenby, Jr., vice president; Ben Lin
ville, secretary ; and Rev. M. L. Ross,
chaplain. Newly elected president,
F. Brown Carr, was not present when
the picture was taken. The local
Shriners also honored several former
Brevard high school football players
who had been invited to participate
in the annual Shrine Bowl football
game in Charlotte. Retiring presi
dent, T. E. Reid, presented a trophy
from the club to Lloyd Fisher, who
was named the outstanding lineman
of the 1963 Shrine Bowl game. The
group also enjoyed color films of the
classic during the evening.
(Times Staff Photo)
Yates Seeking
Re-Election As
State Senator
Senator Oral L. Yates has toss
ed his hat into the political are
na for re-election from this dis
trict.
In making the announcement,
the veteran legislator—who has
served two terms in the House
and one regular and one special
term in the Senate — said he
would continue his fight for two
basic issues in Western North
Carolina: roads and education.
Senator Yates is actually seek
ing the Democratic nomination
in the 35th Senatorial district,
which is composed of Buncombe,
Haywood and Transylvania coun
ties.
Under a rotation agreement
made by the Democratic party
in each of the three counties,
Buncombe will have the option
of electing one Democrat sena
tor and the second one will alter
nate between Haywood and Tran
sylvania.
And under this agreement,
Haywood will gel the senator
ship twice to Transylvania’s once
due to the larger population in
Haywood.
The Republicans have no such
agreement in this senatorial dis
trict and will-presumably run
candidates in either or all three
counties.
However, Senator Yates will
—Turn to Page Six
Mothers' March
Friday Evening
The Mothers’ March for the
1964 March of Dimes will take
place this Friday night, January
31st, according to an announce
ment from the local sponsoring
organization, the Beta Rho Chap
ter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha.
Since its beginning several
years ago, the Mothers’ March
has been an important part of
the annual drive for funds to
aid in the fight against crippling
birth defects.
It serves as a dramatic conclu
sion to the annual money-raising
effort in behalf of the organiza
tion which led the way in con
quering polio through the Salk
and Sabin vaccines.
Says Response Good
Preyer Cites Planks In
Ilis Platform On Tuesday
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Precipitation totaled over
three inches during the past
week with three-quarters of that
amount registered in the 24
hours ending Saturday at 6:00
p.m.
Temperatures ranged from a
lew of 19 degrees recorded on
Wednesday morning to a high of
69 chalked up on Thursday after
noon.
Average temperatures for the
week were an afternoon high of
58 degrees and an early morn
ing low of 27.
Daily statistics for the past
week are as follows:
High Low Prec.
Wednesday - - - 66 19 Trace
Thursday - - - - 69 25 0.00
Friday. 56 33 0.79
Saturday. 53 38 2.21
Sunday. 57 26 0.00
Monday. 55 24 0.00
Tuesday. 48 22 0.00
The long range forecast calls
for temperatures near or slightly
above normal Thursday through
Monday. Somewhat warmer
Thursday, cooler Friday and Sat
urday and warmer again Sunday
and Monday. Rainfall will aver
age about one inch, occurring
Thursday and Friday.
Judge L. Richardson Preyer,
candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor, receiv
ed a warm welcome in Brevard,
as he spoke to more than 100
persons in Gaither's Rhododen
dron rocm Tuesday afternoon.
After refreshments were serv
ed, the Greensboro jurist high
lighted his platform and said he
was pleased with response to his
candidacy in Western North Car
olina.
He was also interviewed by
the press and radio, and follow
ing his stop-over here, he went
on to Hendersonville and to
Rutherford county on Wednes
day.
The following is a brief state
ment on positions Democratic
candidate Judge Preyer is tak
ing during his campaign:
Roads
Judge Preyer has called for
a road bond issue in the next
administration that could be fi
nanced without new taxes. It
would be paid for by the one
cent-a-gallon gasoline tax which
will pay off the road bond debt
of the late Kerr Scott's admini
stration in 1966.
“With this penny,” Mr. Preyer
has said, “We could pay off a
235 million dollar road bond is
sue in 14 years; a 250 million
dollar issue in 15 years: and 308
million dollar issue in 19 years.”
—Turn to Page Fiv«
Program Highlights
WPNF To Adopt New Format
For Broadcasting Of News
A1 Martin, manager of radio
station WPNF, announced today
that the local station would be
updating its news programming
effective February 1st.
“Our FIVE STAR FINAL at
6:00 p.m. each evening will in
clude local, regional, world, mar
ket, weather, editorial, and sports
summaries combined in a mod
ern well-planned format,” Mr.
Martin stated.
“\Ve will continue our policy
of world and state news with a
local weather forecast every
hour, on the hour, and our local
news each morning at 7:30 a.m.,
and it’s our hope to have a spe
cial announcement regarding
hourly weather summaries with
in the next few weeks,” he con
tinued.
“We would like to express our
thanks to our news sponsors and
listeners for the confidence
they’ve placed in us," Martin
—Turn to Page Four
Breakdown Of
Local Dollar
Made In Survey
Retail business as a whole
was at a high level in Transyl
vania county in the past fiscal
year as local residents, loaded
wilh cash, went on a buying
spree.
They gave maior support to
the local economy through their
purchases of automobiles and of
household appliances —* clothes
dryers, air .conditioners, dish
washers, freezers and the like.
More money was put into cir
culation, stimulating activity
in other retail lines as well.
The added money had been
available to local consumers,
ready to be spent:, for a long
time. They had been holding
hack, however, waiting for eco
nomic conditions to be to theii
liking. Last year they gained
that feeling of confidence and
let go.
Just how they divided their
retail dollar, as between foofl,
ears, clothing, furniture and
other items, is revealed in the
latest market data survey,
compiled by the Standard Rate
and Data Service. It contains
comparable figures for every
section of the country.
Food, ears and automotive
equipment attracted a large part
lei' the dollar in Transylvania
county. Approximately 52 per
cent of it went for such pur
chases.
The amount so-spent in local
stores in the year was S7,750,
COO. In fiscal 1962 it was $6,
920,000.
Of this total. 3.339.000 repre
sented money snent in meat mar
kets. grocery stores and other
food shops.
Purchases of cars, boats and
other automotive equipment
—Turn to Page Four
County Averages
Almost One Birth
Per Day In Year
Births outnumbered deaths
by three and one-half to one
during 1963, Fred Israel, reg
ister of deeds, announces to
day.
Actually, there were 359
births during the year, for an
average of almost one a day.
Deaths totalled 105.
The ratio was approximately
the same during the previous
year.
Pay Taxes And
Avoid Penalty,
“Pay your 1963 taxes now
and avoid paying the penalty,”
is the plea of the tax collector,
L. R. Hipp.
A one per cent penalty will
be added on February 3rd
and 2 percent On March 2i»S
After that tfme, one half
of ppe per cent will be adde
the flr;t of each month.
Mr. ’
sylvar
taxes '
Times
costs.
:, P also reminds 1
"'•< that delii
'1 be advertised in 1
•> May, with additio
“Pa; j cur back
fore there is a
suit is brought against
he states.