Brevard Rescue Squad Holds Open House Sunday, Agency Of United Fund
The Transylvania County
Rescue squad, Brevard unit,
will hold open house this Sun
day, May 17th, from 1:00 p.
in., to 5:00 p. in., at their new
building on Fisher road.
^ Refreshments, donated by
Biltmore, Sealtest and Kalmia
dairies, and the Coca-Cola, Roy
al Crown, Seven-up, Dr. Pepper
and Grapette bottling compa
nies, will be served during the
open house.
The members of the Rescue
Squad point out that this is
a fine time to hold their open
house, since it coincides with
Ccv. Terry Sanford’s statement
proclaiming May 10th - 17th
State Rescue Squad week
throughout North Carolina.
A cordial invitation is ex
tended to everyone to attend
the open house and sec the
wonderful equipment and fa
cilities that have been made
possible by the generous do
nations and contributions of
the people and the governing
. ! bodies of Brevard and Tran
* sylvania County.
Byrd
Whitlock
Maney
Sheehan
Gravely
Ayers
Dean
Capt. Rowe
Heavers
Shipman
McIntosh
E. Galloway
Pierson
Galloway
Sitton
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The Brevard Rescue Squad
is another benefit Transyl.
vanians receive when they con
tribute to the United Fund
Campaign.
The United Fund annually
contributes a large portion of
the Rescue Squad’s annual in
come.
This money is used to pur
chase badly needed life saving
equipment and to help bear
the costs of rescue missions.
This year the squad has
been able to purchase many
new items including radios
for 5 vehicles, lighting equip
ment, rope, a block and tackle,
ladders and provide utilities
for a new squad building.
The squad is composed of
approximately 3(1 members
who serve voluntarily without
renumeration. In fact, mem
bers are expected to purchase
their own uniforms and per
sonal safety equipment.
Brevard Rescue Unit func
tions as a l.ife Saving and
First Aid organization.
In the last year the squad
has answered the call of their
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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 to
Pisgah National Forest and
Home of Brevard College and
Brevard Music Festival,
Vol. 75—No. 20
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DiVLVAKU, W. C., 1 HUKoLlAi, MAY
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Bloodmobile
Returns On
Thursday
The American Red Cross
bloodmobile will be at the
Brevard College gymansium
today (Thursday) from 12:00
p. m. to 6:00 p. m.
^ The Brevard Jaycees, spon
sors of the bloodmobile’s visit
to Brevard, urge all blood don
ors, as well as those who have
% never given blood, to make ev
ery effort to donate.
There is a shortage of blood
in the regional blood bank and
it is imperitive that the supply
be replenished as quickly as
possible.
"Bill" Baughn
New Commander
Of Legionnaires
William S. “Bill” Baughn is
the new commander of the
Monroe Wilson post, No. 88, of
the American Legion.
He succeeds David Sams, and
k the new officers will be installed
at the June meeting on Monday
night, June 1st.
Other officers elected at the
last meeting in addition to Mr.
Baughn are:
John W. Bailey • 1st Vice
Commander
Arthur Gillespie • 2nd Vice
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COMING EVENTS
CALENDAR OF
Thursday, May 14 — Bloodmo
bile at Brevard College gym
12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. Masons
meet at Temple at 8:00 p.m.
I Friday, May 15 — Hospital
Auxiliary silver tea 2:00-4:00
p.m. Ace of Clubs meets at 8:00
p.m. “The Imaginary Invalid” at
Brevard College auditorium at
8:15 p.m.
Saturday, May 16—Blue Ridge
Conference Field Day for Girls,
Brevard Senior High School, 9:00
a:m. Dance recital at Brevard
Senior High school at 7:30 p.m.
“The Imaginary Invalid” at Bre
vard College auditorium at 8:15
pm.
Sunday, May 17 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, May 18 — Rotary
club meets at Gaither’s at 7:00
pm.
Tuesday, May 19 — Ace of
Clubs meets at 7:30 pm. Eastern
Star meets at Temple at 8:00 pm.
Wednesday, May 20 — Toast
masters meet at Gaither’s at 6:30
pjn. WOW meets at Woodman
Hall at 83)6 pm.
A MODERN PIECE OF EQUIP
MENT, a bronchoscope, proved its
value just recently at the Transyl
vania Community Hospital when' a
quarter was removed from below the
throat of a nine-year-old Brevard
school girl. In the photo above, Dr.
R. L. Strieker is showing Mrs. Inez
Grooms, Mrs. Zue Durant, and Mrs.
Frances Dobbins how he worked for
more than an hour to remove the ob
ject. The bronchoscope has a light
and tongs at the end so that objects
can be seen and removed.
(Times Staff Photo)
Several atones. Pictures
Silver Tea Friday Highlights
’64 Hospital Week Observance
The annual Silver Tea spon
sored by the Hospital Auxili
ary will be held Friday, May
15, from 2:00 to 4:00 o’clock
in the Nurses’ Dining room at
the Transylvania Community
Hospital.
This event is held each year
during National Hospital Week.
Tours of the hospital will be
conducted by members of the
hospital staff.
Proceeds from the silver of
fering will be used for the pur
chase of equipment for the hos
pital.
Women of the Lutheran
Church are furnishing cookies
for the tea, and Mrs. Gerald
Grose is in charge of arrange
ments.
Hospital Week
Since this is National Hos
pital week, The Times has a
number of stories and pictures
throughout the issue concern
ing the observance.
Subscribers are urged to read
them with interest.
Records Cited
Transylvania County Accountant
Explains Flood Program Funds
Carl E. Bryson, county ac
countant, makes the following
announcement today:
“In order to clarify the facts
surrounding the Flood Control
Program about which there
seems to be some confusion,
these are the facts pertaining
to the election that was held
June 3rd, 1961, authorizing the
County Commissioners to levy
3>/2 cents on the 100 dollar val
uation for the maintenance of
watershed dams in the French
Broad River Valley.
“The information that was
put forth by the Chairmen of
the Flood Control Committee and
the Soil Conservation Committee,
Transylvania Times, 6-1-61, stat
ed, and quote: i
If we vote ‘yes’, the Federal
Government will build the up- (
stream dams on the head wat
ers of the North Fork, the East
Fork and West Fork of the i
FVench Broad River, on Cathey’s
Creek, Davidson River and Little
River at no expense to the peo
ple of Transylvania County, ex
cept 35c on the $1000 tax valua
tion for the up-keep of the im
provements.” _ Another quote,
from the same source, “The Fed
eral Government will pay all the
expenses of building the headwa
ter dams, cleaning out the
streams below the dams, and
cleaning out the bed of the
French Broad River.
“It was reasonably obvious
hat no dams would be built and
ready for “Maintainence’ dur
ng the fiscal year, July 1, 1961
;hru June 30, 1962. However, as
i token of good faith, and with
>ut levying an extra tax, the
Commissioners set aside $10,
MW.00 in the General Fund of
rransylvania County for the i
surpose of maintaining those
lams, should they be built.
“If the dams were not built, ;
t was understood and agreed up- i
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Construction On Brevard’s Largest I
Drive-In Shopping Center Underway I
Commerce Body
Holds Busy
Session Tuesday
Directors of the Brevard
Chamber of Commerce discuss
ed many matters of a civic na
ture at May meeting Tuesday
night in the library.
Employees in many stores in
Brevard are attending the
schools sponsored by the Cham
ber of Commerce. Facts about
the community are taught, and
Don Blankinship, chairman of
Advertising and Public Relations,
says those persons attending will
be better informed on Brevard
and Transylvania county.
Educational advantages will
be depicted in a new folder of
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Plea Is Made
For Funds For
Kennedy Library
A final push is being made
in Transylvania to raise North
Carolina's share of funds for
the John Fitzgerald Kennedy
library, Walter Cantrell, lo
cal chairman, announces.
He urges that donations be
made immediately, and persons
contributing $10 or more will
receive tickets to a rally at
Chapel Hill on Sunday, May
17th, when Billy Graham will be
the featured speaker.
Each person receiving the
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The Weather |
Brevard recorded a small
amount of precipitation this past
week, all of it in one afternoon,
as daily temperature readings
took a turn toward summerlike
averages.
High and low readings for the
week were 85 and 42, respective
ly, with average highs and lows
about 81 and 47 degrees.
Precipitation totaled just over
half an inch.
Daily readings for the period
were as follows:
«
High Low Prec.
Wednesday-76
rhursday-80
Friday-84
iaturday-84
Sunday-- 85
Uooday 81
Tuesday-70
44
44
44
48
42
47
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At Durham Convention
Finck Elected President
Of North Carolina Elks
j Brevard's Herbert F. Finck ; * .
j nas beerj.PlccU" President of the
| North Carolina State Elks associ
j ation.
He was elected last weekend
| at the annual convention in Ditr
! ham.
! Several hundred Elks, repre
[ senting some 47 lodges across
| the state, attended the conven
! lion.
One of the principal speakers
was Thad Eure, Secretary of
State and a past national secre
tary of Elks.
A past exalted ruler of Bre
vard Elks, Mr. Finck has done
outstanding work for the Elks
Camp for Boys. He is also rec
ognized for many years of serv
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HERBERT F. FINCK
As A Public Service
Local Optometrists Will
Give Pre-School Screening
May 28th has been desig
nated as "Pre-school Vision
Screening Day” by the North
Carolina Optometric Society
for Transylvania County.
This program of screening
those children who are start inf
school for the first time wa;
started in 1962.
Each year, as a public service
members of the North Carolina
Optometric Society offer theii
time for this screening which if
made available without charge to
these children.
This screening is a coinpre
hensive one which is designed to
locale the problem, but no effort
is made to diagnose it. Those
who fail to meet the screening
standards will be referred to the
doctor of their choice”, according
to a statement by Dr. Mordicai
Katzin, of Jacksonville, who is
the president of the North Caro
lina Optometric Society.
‘‘The child will be slartiug'
into a new experience, that of
learning to read, and must
have eyes which function well
if he is to keep up. Since 80 ri
of what we learn is by vision,
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Program Highlights
WPNF Radio Adds To Log,
Weekly Schedule Announced
Program Director Fred Reiter
announces today the addition of
the “Lutheran Hour” to WPNF’s
program schedule.
“The Lutheran Hour” is pro
duced by the Lutheran Laymen’s
League, and features the Rev.
Pr. Oswald Hoffman as speaker
each week.
The program is to be broad
cast each Monday afternoon at
1:30 p. m.
On other weekdays at the
same time, WPNF schedules
the following programs:
Tuesday, The Baptist Hour;
Wednesday, The Ave Maria
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Winn-Dixie Is
Expanded Five
Other Stores
Construction is well under
way on Brevard's largest drive
in shopping center, L. E. Bag
well, the contractor and owner,
announces.
Located opposite Brevard col
lege. the shopping center is sur
rounded by four streets. They
are Broad, French Broad, Cald
well and the street by the Bre
vard .Methodist church.
The largest building in the
center will be occupied by Winn
Dixie super market.
The building is now under
construction, and it will contain
16,000 square feet, which is a
60 per cent increase in size
over the present building now
occupied by the grocery chain.
According to Mr. Bagwell, it
will be the latest design in super
markets with most modem fix
tures.
The present Winn • Dixie
building will be remodeled
and will contain Pat’s Shoe
Mart, s> drug store to be owned
and operated by Clyde Duvall, ,
and Cassel's 5 & 10 Cent store.
There will also be a small shop i
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Demos Elect ]
John Smart I
As Chairman;
John K. Smart, Jr., Brevard
attorney, was elected chairman
of the Democratic executive
committee last Saturday after
noon at the annual Democratic
convention in the court house.
He succeeds Bill Lyday,
presided.
Other officers elected to serve
with Chairman Smart were Mrs.
Joe Osborne, first vice chaii
Arnold Williams, second
chairman; Mrs. Margaret Bri _
third vice chairman; James
Gaither Jr., secretary; and
Allison, treasurer.
Delegates elected to
state convention are as fi
William Wallis, E. B.
son, Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr.
Sue Wilson, James C.
Jr„ Mrs. W. F.
Smith, John R.
Jack H. Potts, J.
ton. John K. Smart, Jr.
Betty Gardner and
Lyday.