TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial. Tourist, Educa
tional, Agricultural and Music
Center. Population, 1960 Census,
16,372. Brevard Community 8,500,
Brevard proper 4,857.
Vol. 75—No. 17
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS of the Brevard
Elks lodge were installed at the last regular meet
ing. On the front row, from left to right, are: How
ard Schmidt, trustee; Andrew Brown, esteemed
leading knight; C. C. Johnson, exalted ruler; C. W.
DeMuth, esteemed loyal knight; and Bob Hale, es
quire. On the back row, left to right, are Ray Win
Chester, secretary; Don Stoneback, trustee; Fran
cis C. Flynn, chaplain; Paul Kellar, tyler; James
Hawkins, inner guard; and Lehman Kapp, treasur
er. Absent when the picture was made was J. Wil
liam Arden, esteemed lecturing knight.
(Times Staff Photo)
Verdicts Are
Handed Down,
County Court
Many verdicts were handed
down in General County Court
by Judge Robert T. Gash Monday.
The next session of the court
will convene on Tuesday, May
5th.
Verdicts handed down includ
ed the following:
Marjorie Parrish Lockwood,
charged with speeding, had to
pay costs.
Paul Benfield, charged with
carrying concealed weapon, re
sisting arrest and search, was
given a suspended sentence on
payment of costs.
Thomas Straub Cooper and
Fred Cooper, each charged with
driving under the influence, had
to pay $100 and costs.
Joan Cole Daigrepont paid
costs on an improper drivers li
cense charge.
Ernest Lee Brown paid costs
on possession charges.
Harvey Emanuel Mulenex,
charged with improper registra
tion, had to pay costs.
Earl Barton was given a sus
pended sentence on a non-sup
port charge.
James Blaine Brooks, charged
with reckless driving, had to pay
$25.00 and costs.
Glenn Hogsed, charged with
larceny, had to pay costs.
D. Malford Jeter, charged with
public drunkenness, had to pay
costs.
Earl Lewis, charged with im
proper license, had to pay costs.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, April 23 — BPW
■meets at home of M’-s. Mamet
Collins at 7:00 p.ro. Masons meet
at Temple at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, April 24 — Ace of
Clubs meets at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 25 — Demo
cratic precinct meetings at 2:00
p-m.
Sunday, April 26 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, April 27 — Rotary
club meets at Gaither's at 7:00
p_m. Senior High P-TA meets in
cafeteria at 7:30 pm. Music club
meets at home of Mrs. Duncan
Hunter at 8:00 pm.
Tuesday, April 28 — 19th Dis
trict Legion Auxiliary meeting at
Gaither’s at 9:30 a.m. Ace of
Clufbs meets at 7:30 p.m. Junior
High P-TA meets in auditorium
at 7:30 p.m. Civic Chorus meets
at Brevard Methodist church at
8:00 pm. Elks meet at Lodge at
8:00 pm.
Figures Released
Rise In Cancer Mortality
Is Said In Transylvania
A new report on the inci
dence of cancer in the United
States shows just how Transyl
vania county compares with
other areas of the county in
number of cases per year.
The figures, compiled by the
U.S. Public Health Sendee, shed
light on the entire cancer pic
ture locally — on lung cancer as
well as on the other forms of
the disease.
The report makes its appear
ance just in time for use this
month, which has been desig
ated by President Johnson as
"Cancer Control Month.”
Among residents of Transyl
vania county, according to the
official findings, there were 21
deaths from cancer of all types
in the year ending January 1,
1063. The figures apply to resi
dents only. Deaths locally of
non-residents are not included.
Of this number, however,
lung cancer was responsible
for only 3, or 14.3 percent of
the total.
Nationally, lung cancer
amounts to 16.0 percent of the
overall cancer mortality and, in
the State of North Carolina, to
14.1 percent.
In practically every part of
the country, the report shows,
long cancer nas been on tne
rise In recent years.
This is confirmed by the Amer
ican Cancer Society, which has
released a massive statistical
study linking the increasing mor
tality to heavy cigarette smoking.
As to Transylvania county’s
toll from all types of cancer, it
has risen 10.5 percent in a per
iod of three years.
This compares with a 7.1 per
cent rise in the United States
and a rise of 16.7 percent in
North Carolina.
In the fight against cancer,
—Turn to Page Foui
Four Nabbed
In Connection
With Robbery
Four men were arrested Tues
day night in connection with the
robbery recently at the Glouces
ter Lumber company store at
Eosman, Sheriff Carter McCall
announces.
Members of his department
also nabbed much of the stolen
property.
Being held in the local jail
'--"o- n Shelton, of Etowah;
Lyle Holland and Paul Curtis
of route 1, Brevard.
Out on a $500 bond is Tim Mor
gan.
The sheriff said that Paul Jen
kins, of Clyde, was also being
held on a charge of receiving
stolen property.
Following Pattern
Funeral Homes
Ambulance Servi
Funeral homes in Brevard
are discontinuing ambulance
service in the town s>nd r'oimtv,
effective at midnight, June
30th, 1964.
Owners of the Moore funeral
home and the Frank Moody
funeral home say that for
many years ambulance serv
ices have been performed by
For Toastmasters
"Jay" Byrne Will Represent
WNC In State-Wide Contest
John “Jay” Byrne, who is con
nected with the RCA service divi
sion at the tracking station, will
represent Western North Caro
lina in the state-wide Toastmas
ters speaking contest in Charlotte
on May 2nd.
Mr. Byrne, the area winner in
the contest held here last Febru
ary, took first place in the sub
division contest in Asheville last
Saturday night.
Mr. Byrne has been active in
Toastmaster club work for many
years
He has won 18 speech contests,
and during the year, 1901-’62, he
was named “Toastmaster of the
year” ait Alamance.
Later he won an area contest
in New Jersey, which included
—Am to Page Fan
JOHN “JAY” BYRNE
Discontinue
ce June 30
their concerns at a considera
ble financial loss.
Rising costs have reached
the point that ambulance oper
ation is jeopardizing the finan
cial stability of their business
es, they continue.
By devoting full efforts and
resources to the exclusive oper
ation of their funeral homes,
they say that they will be in a
—Turn To Page Four
! The Weather j
Spring’s first dry week left the
ground around Brevard dry and
dusty, with temperatures hover
ing about 10 degrees above long
time averages.
Only on one moirning did the
temperature drop below freez
ing; that on last Thursday morn
ing when it fell to 31 degrees.
High mark for the week was
reached Sunday afternoon when
the thermometer climbed to 84.
Average highs and lows were
77 and 43 degrees respectively.
Readings for the week were
as follows:
High Low
Wednesday- 68 40
Thursday_ 72 31
Friday_ 76 42
Saturday_ 78 51
Sunday__ 84 42
Monday..81 4#
Tuesday-81 48
28 Transylvanians File Prior To
Deadline, Registration Begins 2nd
Demos To Hold
Precinct Meets
This Saturday
Transylvania Democrats will
hold precinct meetings this
coming Saturday afternoon in
all the voting places in the
county.
The meetings will begin
promptly at 2:00 o'clock, William
A. -Bill” Lyday. the chairman,
announces.
The county convention will
be held on Saturday, May Oth,
here in the court house. It will
also begin at 2:00 p.m.
Chairman Lyday reports that
Transylvania was well represent
ed at the Jefferson-Jackson Day
dinner in Raleigh last Saturday
night.
The event was most successful,
he stated.
All over North Carolina on
April 25th in more than 2,000
precincts Democrats will begin
the machinery designed to elect
a President, Governor, Con
gressmen, State and County
officials in November. At each
precinct meeting five persons,
—Turn To Page Four
I
I
Many Will
Turn 18 In
Transylvania
By - Staff Writer
In Transylvania county, a
great wave of youngsters will
be turning 18 soon.
Beginning this summer and
continuing through June, 1965,
there will be a record number
of 18th birthdays celebrated lo
cally.
That fact is significant and
important. It has a bearing on
the labor market, since many
of these boys and girls will be
finishing high school and be
looking for jobs.
It is of concern, also, to col
lege registrars, because the num
ber of 18-year-olds, locally and
in most other parts of the coun
try, who will want to go to col
lege will be greater than in any
previous year.
The situation is brought to
light by the Census Bureau.
It states that 3,728,000 boys
and girls in the United States
will reach 18 in the 12-month
period. That is nearly a million
—Turn to Page Eight
All Recreation
Areas In Pisgah
Now Opening
Ranger Ted Seely announc
ed the opening today of all rec
reation areas on the Davidson
River complex, including Syca
more Flats, Davidson River,
White Pines, Pink Beds and
Coontree.
Well troubles at Coontree have
necessitated temporarily shutting
off the water at this recreation
area. Engineers are working on
a solution and according to Ran
ger Seely, this problem should
be remedied in the near future.
A new water system and a
new sewage system have been
installed at North Mills Recrea
tion area to handle peak
crowds expected this season.
These will both be in operation
by May 1st In the meantime,
Ranger Seely requests that via*
ttors bear with him while these
improvements are in progress.
REV. BEN F. ORMAND, right, is pictured pre
senting Dr. Julius Sader a check for $1,000 from
the Olin Charitable Trust, which clears the Tran
sylvania Community Center of all indebtedness.
Rev. Mr. O^Hiand has been campaign director for
the Center since the drive for funds tdr purchase
the building started over a year ago. Dr. Sader
has been president of the Center since the organi
zation was formed in 1962. This was Olin’s second
contribution during the campaign.
Thanks, Olin Trust
Community Center Now
Free Of Indebtedness!
Belk s Annual
Founder s Day
Sale Underway
Highlighting Belk’s 76th 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, also takes this
opportunity to announce that the
local store will immediately start
a complete re-modeling program
that will take from 60 to 90 days
to complete.
“When the re-modeling is com
pleted, we will have a store that
everyone in Brevard and Tran
sylvania County will be proud
of,” Mr. Smith stated.
He then emphasized that Belk’s
would remain open while the
construction work is going on.
“We hope that any slight in
convenience experienced by our
many friends and customers
—Turn to Page Eight
Transylvania Com munity
Center is free of all indebted
ness as the results of a second
contribution from the Olin
Charitable Trust, it was an
nounced today by Rev. Ben F.
Ormand, campaign director.
‘The S1.000 check completed
the fund drive which started over
a year ago. Now that the build
ing has been pain for the offi
cers and directors can concen
trate on the major repairs that
are underway or must be made
soon so that all of the facilities
of the Center can be used by a
larger number of groups and or
ganizations,” Mr. Ormand said.
Activities of the Transylvania
Youth Association and other or
ganizations are concentrated at
the Center.
Groups now meeting at the
community center are:
Garden club
Transylvania Chapter of Re
tired Persons
Teen-Age club
Kaylene’s Dance class
Carolina Cloggers.
Dr. Julius Sader has been pres
—Turn to Page Foul
WPNF Program Highlights
Editorial Round-Up Being
Carried On Radio Station
Station manager A1 Martin an
nounced today that WPNF is
now carrying a special Editorial
Round-up each Sunday afternoon
immediately following the 1:00
p.m. news.
The program features 10 min
utes of editorial comment from
leading newspapers across the
country on important subjects
of national interest.
This week’s program wiH in
dude a feature, “Civil Wrongs
Don’t Bring Civil Right,” with
;omments by President Johnson
and four national Negro leaders
it the meeting of the American
Society of Newspaper Editors in
Washington, D. C.
The new program weeks to pre
sent both sides of current con
troversial issues as presented by
leading editorialists from aH the
to Page Seven
Board Chairman
Releases List
All Candidates
A total of 28 candidates filed
for election in the May 30th
primary or the November Gen
eral Election prior to the filing
deadline last Friday at noon.
According to J. O. Wells, chair
nan of the Board of Elections,
■egistration for the primary be
gins on Saturday, May 2nd, and
t will continue on May 9th and
I6ih. The following Saturday will
re challenge day.
The complete list of candi
dates filing in Transylvania is
as follows:
House of Representatives
Jess A. Galloway (D)
B. W. Thomason (D)
Ligon B. Ard (D)
William Leonard (Ri
rax Collector
Tony Ira Petit (D)
James W. Hampton (D)
Lawrence R. Hipps (D)
William L. Bishop (R)
Register of Deeds
Fred Israel (D)
Edwin S. English (R)
County Commissioner
R. M. Boyd (D)
Owen G. Lee (D)
Charles L. Newland (D)
Donald Lee Moore (D)
Kranz Whitmire (D)
Hale Siniard Jr. (R)
—Turn to Page Sevi
Rolrert T. Powell (R)
Social Security
Benefits Total
$90,009 Month!
Social Security benefits dur
ing the past year amounted to|
$90,009.00 a month in Transyl-1
vania, Norris G. Grubbs, thel
field representative for this|
area announces.
These benefits were paid to I
1,754 Transylvanians each |
month.
‘'This is a tremendous boost I
to the economy, since the ben-1
efits totalled more than a mil-|
lion dollars during the year,”
he stated.
Benefits during the prev
year amounted to $83,693.0
per month, with the nu
of recipients being 1,630.
A representative of the
cial Security administration
here in the Brevard
house each second and fo
Monday.
Plea Is Made
For Donations,
Kennedy Libra
Walter Cantrell,'
Transylvania in the
drive to raise North
portion of funds for the
Fitzgerald Kennedy library,
nounces members of his
tee.
He urges that donations
made immediately, and
contributing $10 or more
ceive tickets to a
Hill on May
Graham will
speaker.
Each
adult
for a
person