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 t»
Pisgah National Forest and
Home of Brevard College and
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol, 75—No. 15
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PAID AT BREVARD. N. C. ZIP CODE 28712
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1964
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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Want To Buy
Seat For Song?
Music Center
Present and future activities
at the Brevard Music center
were discussed by Dr. Janies
Christian Pfohl, the founder
and director, at a luncheon
meeting with business and pro
fessional men of the commu
nity on Monday.
The forthcoming season pro
mises to be one of the best.
It will include, in addition to
the many fine concerts, an opera
and a ballet.
Jl The season opens on June
25th and will continue through
Labor Day, Sept. 7th.
Dr. Pfohl reported that the
# new auditorium now being con
structed at the Music center is
scheduled for completion in
August.
To help offset the costs of
the auditorium, Dr. Pfohl ex
plained that a campaign has
been undertaken to provide
seats by individuals and busi
nesses.
This campaign, with a slogan
of “A Seat For a Song”, pro
vides that a seat or seats may
be purchased at the cost of $25
per seat in honor or memory of
a person or persons designated
by the donor. An application
blank is carried on page seven,
third section.
An inscribed metal plate will
be attached to each seat donated.
Persons desiring to be in
cluded in this means of pro
viding seating in the auditori
um while at the same time pro
viding lasting recognition or
remembrance of a loved one
I may do so by contacting the
* Brevard Music Center, P.O.
Box 592, Brevard.
Dr. Pfohl also announced that
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Events Set
For Library
Observance
Plans are complete for Tran
sylvania county to observe Na
tional Library Week April 12-18,
Jck Driscoll, president, Friends
of the Librry, reported. The
theme for the week is “Reading
is the Key”.
In connection with the week
I Mrs. Alan Wallace has arranged
an appropriate exhibit of keys.
This is an interesting collection
of a variety of keys belonging to
Mrs. Alexina B Dixon and is on
disHav at the Library.
Wednesday night, April 15th,
at 7:30 pjn., the Librarv w«t] ob
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, April 9 — Masons
meet at Temple at 8:00 p. m.
Lecture by Dr. H. Marjorie
Crawford at Brevard College at
8:00 p. m.
Friday, April 10 — Ace of
Clubs meets at 8:00 p. m.
Saturday, April 11 — Regular
school day.
Sunday, April 12 — Attend
the church of your choice. VFW
District meeting at Post home
at 2:00 p. m. Recital at Brevard
College auditorium at 4:00 p. m.
Monday, April 13 — Rotary
club meets at Gaither’s at 7:00
p. m. Brevard Elementary P
TA meets in cafeteria at 8:00
p. m.
Tuesday, April 14 — Hospital
auxiliary meets at 10:00 a. m.
WNC Red Cross Council meets
at Brevard - Davidson River
Presbyterian church at 10:30 a.
m. Ace of Clubs meets at 7:30
p. m.
Wednesday, April 15 — Toast
masters club meets at Gaither’s
at 6:30 p.m. Open House at Tran
sylvania County Library at 7:30
p. m. WOW meets in Woodman
Hall at 8:00 p. m.
GOP CANDIDATES, who have
announced that they will be seeking
election in the General Election this
fall, are pictured above. Front row,
left to right, are: William Leonard,
House of Representatives; Edwin S.
English, Register of Deeds; and Bill
Bishop, Tax Collector. Second row:
Ralph McCall, County Commission
er; Peter F. Leone, Board of Educa
tion; and Robert Nicholson, County
Commissioner. (Times Staff Photo)
At Governor’s Request
Transylvania Plans Industry
Appreciation Week, April 12-18
Transylvania county will
join with the other 99 coun
ties in North Carolina in ob
serving “Industry Appreciation
Week”, from April 12th to the
18th, R. M. “Bob” Boyd, chair
man of the Board of Commis
# sioncrs, announces today.
The week, sponsored jointly
by the North Carolina Associa
tion of County Commissioners
and the Department of Conserva
tion and Development, is design
ed to provide an opportunity
for the people of Transylvania
and across the state to express
their appreciation to industry for
its large contribution to North
Carolina’s economic progress.
Governor Terry Sanford is
urging all citizens to join with
local officials in recognizing
the role of industry in the
state and for a renewed rec
ognition of the “Partnership
for Progress between the Peo
ple of North Carolina and In
dustry.”
The text of Governor San
ford’s statement is as follows:
“The people of North Caro
lina, through their county gov
ernments, have requested that
an Industry Appreciation
Week be designated and cele
brated during the spring of
this year.
“Such a celebration can
make vitally clear to all the
important contributions of in
dustry to the economic growth
and prosperity of our society,
and can redefine for all the
world the sincere and honest
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Offices Listed
Friday, April 17th, Is Last
Day For Filing In County
Next Friday, April 17th, is the
deadline for candidates to file
for the General Election, which
will be held in November. It is
also the deadline for filing for
the May 30th primary.
J. O. Wells, chairman of the
Transylvania County Board of
VFW District
Meet Will Be
Held Sunday
The 17th District VFW meet
ing will be held on Sunday,
April 12th, beginning at 2:00
p. m., at the Post home off Caro
lina Avenue.
A business meeting will be
held at this time with election of
District officers as the main
item of business.
A buffet supper will be served
beginning at 4:00 p. m.
The regular meeting of the
local post will be held on Mon
day, April 13th, beginning with
supper at 7:00 p. m., followed by
the business meeting at 8:00 p.
m.
New officers will be nominat
ed at this meeting.
At Local Hospital
Mrs. Cleveland Is New
Director Of Nurses Here
Mrs. Hilda G. Cleveland is the
new Director of Nurses at the
Transylvania Community hospi
tal, John W. Baiiley, the admini
strator, announces today.
Mrs. Cleveland succeeds Mrs.
Jimmie Loftis, who has resigned
to accept a position with the Du
Pont company.
A native of Rosman, Mrs.
Cleveland began working at the
local hospital in 1955, after being
at the Greenville General hospi
tal for one year.
Prior to that time, she was eve
ning supervisor for two years at
Memorial Mission hospital in
Asheville.
Other positions include two
years work at Garfield hospital
in Washington, D. C., for two
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MRS. HILDA CLEVELAND
Elections, reminds persons desir
ing to run to pay their filing fee
by that time.
The Board of Elections office,
located on the second floor of
the court house, is now open.
Among the offices open for
election this year are the follow
ing:
House of Representatives
Board of County Commission
ers
One vacancy - Board of Educa
tion
Register of Deeds
Tax Collector.
In addition to Mr. Wells, other
members of the Transylvania
Board of Elections are Harold
Byers and Lloyd Burhans.
Greatest Needs
Said Streets,
Water, Sewerage
The Hoard of Aldermen dis
cussed at length a seven:year,
capital improvement program
for the town of Brevard at
their regular April meeting
this week.
According to Town Manager
Bill Edens, the needs of the
town are large indeed.
These needs are the greatest
in the areas of street improve
ments, water works and sew
erage.
Of lesser importance, but cer
tain to be no less pressing, are
the needs of the fire department
and of other departments of the
town government for adequate
housing.
Streets of Brevard are nar
row and old, and the Board is
studying a thoroughfare plan.
Since the water works system
has many deficiencies, the aider
men discussed such phases as
land acquisition, water distribu
tion, filter plant, etc.
The town manager was au
thorized to begin negotiations
with engineers in order to get
the first step of the long-range
sewerage program underway
by July 1st of this year.
This action is in compliance
with the recommendations of
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Tax Collections
Continue Good
The collection of 1963 taxes
in Brevard, Rosman and Tran
sylvania county continues good,
Lawrence Hipp, the tax collec
tor, reported at board meet
ings this week.
Of the charge of 898,378.90 in
Brevard, a total of $81,331.25
had been collected as of April
3, 1964, he stated.
The percentage was 82.67 per
cent.
For Rosman, collections total
ed $2,367.82, of the charge of
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Verdicts Handed Down
Both Dockets Mostly Cleared
In March-April Superior Court
Much was accomplished on
both the civil and the criminal
dockets during the March-April
term of Superior court, Mar
vin McCall, the clerk, announc
es today.
While the court has not ad
journed, it has been recessed
The Weather
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Mild springlike weather hit
Brevard during the past week,
and brought with it over five
inches of rainfall.
Daily high and low tempera
tures averaged 61 and 41 degrees,
while actual high and low read
ings for the week were 71 and
33 degrees.
This is the first week in some
time in which the early morning
low failed to fail below freezing
at least one morning during the
period.
Readings for the week are as
follows:
High Low Prec.
Wednesday_ 60 33 0.00
Thursday_ 67 33 Trace
Friday_ 70 49 Trace
Saturday. 56 42 0.47
Sunday_ 47 38 1.01
Monday_ 38 40 2.24
Tuesday.71 52 1.37
by Judge W. K. McLean, of
Asheville.
According to the clerk, the
judge has several decisions yet
to be handed down.
“Our dockets are cleaner
now than they have been in a
long time,” Mr. McCall states.
In addition to verdicts of
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WNC Red Cross
Council Meets
Tuesday Mom
The annual Western Carolina
Red Cross council meeting will
be held here on Tuesday, April
14th.
The meeting will begin
promptly at 10:30 that morning
ait the Brevard - Davidson River
Presbyterian church.
Following registration, there
will be a business session with
a luncheon afterwards.
All western counties will be
represented at the meeting, along
with representatives from ths
larger cities of North Carolina.
ROBIN DANIELS, 14-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dan
iels, of Brevard, became an Eagle
Scout at the Court of Honor Monday
night at the Brevard Methodist church
The award was 'pinned on his uniform
by his mother, and his father is at
the left. At the right is Robert T.
Gash, district chairman, who pre
sented the award.
(Times Staff Photo)
Boyd Announces
For Re-Election
R. M. “Bob” Boyd, the incum
bent chairman of the Transyl
vania Board of County Commis
sioners, announces today that he
will seek re-election, subject to
the Democratic primary on May
30th.
Mr. Boyd said he would appre
ciate the support and vote of all
voters in the primary.
In a brief statement he said he
was qualified for re-election on
the basis of training and exper
ience.
In addition to owning Boyd’s
Tire and Recapping company, he
has interests in other businesses
and activities.
On Monday Evening
Robin Daniels Is Awarded
Eagle Scout Rank At Court
Masons Planning
Biggest Meeting
Thursday Night
A meeting of the Masons of
Dunn’s Rock lodge which is ex
pected to be the biggest of the
year will be held Thursday,
April 9th, at 8:00 o’clock at the
Temple, according to Harvey L.
Souther, the worshipful master.
25-year continuous member
ship certificates will be present
ed to Clyde A. Shuford and to
Stuart Edward Campbell, a form
er Brevard resident. Thomas E.
Ramsay will make the awards.
Honorary membership certifi
cates will be presented by Mr.
Souther to Peter Eberle, retired
Olin Mathieson employee, who
was master of Star Of Hope
Lodge No. 430, Brooklyn, New
York, prior to coming to Bre
vard; John Thomas Coates, Jr.,
past master and secretary of Sa
luda Lodge No. 482 and mayor
of Saluda; and Richards Thomas
Hallum, Jr., past master of Keo
wee Lodge No. 79 and past dis
trict deputy grand master in
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Program Highlights
Some 39 News Broadcasts
Heard Daily Over WPNF
WPNF is now serving the com
munity with a total of 39 news
related programs each day, ac
cording to program director,
Fred Reiter.
In addition to world and state
news every hour, the station
broadcasts local coverage pre
pared by the Transylvania Times
staff, complete sports each eve
ning at 6:20 p.m., editorial com
mentaries three times daily, and
“Featurescope," • sidelight on
the day’s news at 12:05 p.m. each
weekday.
Each hour, the station carries
a weather broadcast at 27 min
utes past the hour, giving a re
vised forecast and local tempera
tures from official equipment
furnished by the United States
Weather Bureau.
The complete WPWF weekly
program schedule is carried in
this edition of The Times.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour is as follows: Thurs
day, Rosman Home Ec dept.,
Mrs. Vera Taylor; Friday, ASC
office; Monday, county extension
chairman; Tuesday, U.S. forest
service, Ted Seely; Wednesday,
home agent.
Appearing on the Civic Hoar
are the following: Friday, Bre
vard Garden club; Monday, Book
and Plate dub; Wednesday,
American Legion.
Speaking this week on Morn
ing Devotions is Rev. John Mor
etz, pastor of the Wesleyan Meth
odist church. Next week Rev.
G. H. Dellinger, pastor of Tur
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’ Transylvania Counity District
of the Boy Scouts held a Court
of Honor Monday evening, at ,
the Methodist Church Fellowship
Hall for the purpose of awarding
Eagle Rank, the highest award
in Boy Scouting, to Robin Dan
iels, 14-year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert L. Daniels, of Bre
vard.
The Court of Honor was held
at a regular meeting of Troop ]
701, sponsored by the Brevard
Kiwanis club, and the oldest Boy :
Scout Troop in Western North
Carolina in years of continuous
registration.
The Scout meeting was con
ducted by Kenny Greenwood,
junior assistant scout master.
Following the business of the
troop, A. T. Carper. Transylvan
ia District Advancement Chair
man, opened the Court of Honor
and introduced Robert T. Gash,
district chairman, who present
ed the Eagle Award.
At the presentation, the eagle’s
parents were recognized, and his
eagle badge was pinned on his
uniform by his mother.
Young Daniels presented his
mother with a small replica of
his eagle badge, and following
the ceremony, cake and punch
were served to scouts and visi
tors.
Young Daniels is a ninth'
er at Brevard junior high
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Thousands Take
Final Vaccine,
Polio Clinics
Some 11,500 Transylvaniansi
turned out last Sunday to re
ceive their third and final Sa
bin oral polio vaccine saMi
cubes at the various
sites over the county.
In addition, 650
nus immunization shots
also available at the
Dr. John Folger,
ia County Health Officer,
ed that both