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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, Mecea
for Summer Camps, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest and
Home of Brevard College and
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 75—No. 21
SECOND CLASS POSTAGE
PAID n BREVARD. N. C. ZIP CODE 28712
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1964
PRICE 10c
* 24 PAGES TODAY * PUBLISHED WEEKLY
THE 1964 PERTELOTE, Brevard
College annual, was dedicated to
Mrs. Louise ]\ Miller, a member of
the music faculty. The first copy of
the annual was presented to Mrs. Mil
ler in chapel exercises last Wednes
day night bv the editor, Richard
Jones, a sophomore from Labrobe,
Pennsylvania. The dedication reads,
“We dedicate the 1964 Pertelote to
one who shares with us her love for
fine music, steadies us with her gen
tle good humor, and, above all, be
lieves in us.” Mrs. Miller is shown
above with the editor following’ the
presentation.
(Times Staff Photo)
Progress Report Scheduled
Brevard College Trustees To
Hold Important Meet Friday
The Brevard College Board
of Trustees will hold its annual
| Spring meeting on Friday in
* the College Center Buitfirs
Allen II. Sims, of Gastoida, is
Chairman of the Board and
| will preside.
According to President Em
mett K. .McLarty, Jr., the Board
will review the evidence of
steady progress that the college
lias made over the past five years
in developing the physical plant,
improving the academic program
■ and strengthening the faculty.
“The findings of the institu
tional research program in
which the college has been en
gaged for the past year will be
presented and appraised,” said
the president. “But we shall be
more concerned with the fu
ture than the past."
President McLarty reported
that much of the time during the
> Board meeting will be directed
p toward the work that is being
done by a committee headed by
Dr. Lester F. Zerfoss, Head oif
Industrial Relations at Enka. The
I committee, assigned to consider
' the operation and goals of the
I college for the next 10 years, is
. studying the program offered by
the college in the light of chang
ing conditions in the sphere of
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, May 21 — Lions
broom sale at 5:00 p.m., meeting
at Colonial Inn at 7:30 p.m. Ki
wanis club meets at Gaither’s at
0:45 p.m. Masons meet at Tem
ple at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 22 — Ace of Clubs
meets at 8:00 p.m. Sylvan Squares
Graduation dance at Legion
Building at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 23—Poppy Day.
BLT awards banquet at Country
Club at 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 24 — Attend the
church of your choice. Civic
Chorus Concert at Brevard Meth
odist church at 8:00 p.m.
Monday, May 25 — Rotary dub
meets at Gaither’s at 7:00 p.m.
Brevard Senior High P-TA meets
in cafeteria 7:30 pm. Brevard
Music Lovers Club meets with
Mrs. Robert Melton at 8:00 pm.
Tuesday, May 26 — AARP
meets at Transylvania Commu
nity Center at 10:30 a.m. Ace of
Clubs meets at 7:30 pm.
Wednesday, May 27 — Train
ing Awards banquet at First Bap
tist church at 6:30 pm Jayceas
mwrt at ■Berry’s at 7-00 pan.
Candidates Busy
InliWl In Democratic
Primary Said Increasing
Interest in the Democratic
Primary in Transylvania on
May 30th is increasing, and
political observers are predict
ing a heavy vote.
Registration, which ended last
Saturday, was described by J. 0.
Wells, chairman of the Board of
Elections, as being light to mod
erate. However, this was not
new registration, and this comin
Saturday, May 23rd, will be chal
lenge day.
The candidates for the vari
ous offices are busy contacting
voters throughout the county.
Chief interest locally is in
the race for the Board of Com
missioners.
Democrats in the running are:
R. M. “Bob" Boyd, incumbent,
Owen G. Lee, Donald Lee Moore,
Dr. Charles L. Newland, Hale Sin
iard, Jr., and Frantz Whitmire.
In the House of Representa
tives race three men are vying
for election. They are: Ligon
B. Ard, Jess A. Galloway and
B. W. Thomason.
Lawrence R. Hipp, the incum
bent tax collector, is being op
era su
posed by James W. Hampton and
Tony Ira Petit.
Fred Israel is unopposed in
the primary in the Register of
Deeds race.
Thomas E. Ramsay, incumbent,
has Robert Hunter for opposa
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Construction Of Brevard's Du Pont Plant
Is Almost Completed, Open House Planned
TIT Political
Advertising
Policy Cited
In Inc with the policy of
The H’ansylvania Times, and
in fairness to all political can
didates, this newspaper wil
reject all controversial adver
Using copy for the issue ol
May 28th.
Controversial copy is defined
es that which makes an attack er
charges against an opponent «r
opponents, or, in other worth,
copy which might call for an an
swer by an opponent.
This newspaper is happy t*
carry non - controversial copy
in this issue which will appear
on .May 28th and just prior t*
the primary on .May 30th.
Xon-eontroversial copy is de
fined as that w'hich merely citts
the platform, qualifications, *r
direct solicitation of votes by a
candidate.
This newspaper reserves th«
right to refuse, reject, edit an4
change ary political advertis
ing upon first notifying th«
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BLT Will Hold
Awards Banquet
The Brevard Little Theatre
annul awards banquet will be
held Saturday, May 23rd, at the
Brevard Country Club.
The dinner dance will begin
at 6:30 o’clock, and music for
dancing will be by ‘Dump”
Eutherford and his combo.
-Mrs. Jane Johnson, president,
will preside over the business
session at which time officers
for the new year will be elect
ed.
Statement Released
Transfer Of Funds For Flood
Control Program Questioned
A majority of the Transyl
vania Watershed Improvement
commission today releases the
following statement which is
in answer to an article con
cerning the Flood Control pro
gram in last week’s Times by
Carl Bryson, county account
ant:
“We were startled and great
ly concerned to learn from the
statement of Mr. Carl E. Bry
son, County Accountant, carried
In Pharmacy Department
UNC Student Body Award
Goes To Jack L. Alexander
Jack L. Alexander, of Bre
vard, received the University
of North Carolina School of
Pharmacy Student Body
Award at special ceremonies
at Chapel Hill recently.
Tht award is presented each
year to the member of the grad
uating class at the pharmacy
school who has demonstrated
the highest qualities of charac
ter, deportment, scholarship,
participation in extracurricular
activities and promise of future
distinction in his profession.
The winner of the mortar
and pestle plaque is selected
by a special committee com
posed of representatives from
each of the recognized organ
izations in the UNC School of
Pharmacy.
Mr. Alexander is the son of
-4toa to Page Bight
JACK L. ALEXANDER
in last week’s Transylvania
Times, that $30,000 appropriated
by the County Commissioners
over the past three years for
‘"French Broad Valley Flood
Control” has been collected and
used by them for some other pur
pose.
“As members of the Water
shed Improvement Commission,
appointed by the present Board
of County Commissioners, we
feel that the taxpayers and citi
zens of this County are entitled
to some more and better explana
tion as to why their wishes, ex
pressed overwhelmingly in a
free and open election, and the
clear mandate of the law regard
ing the use of these funds, have
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To Hold Poppy
Day Saturday
Poppy Day will be observed
locally and across the nation
Saturday, May 23rd.
The American Legion Aux
iliary will sponsor the annual
sale of poppies here in Bre
vard, and members will be on
the streets all day selling
these “symbols of loyalty.”
Proceeds from the project
will go to aid disabled and
needy veterans, as well as the
widows and orphans of deceas
ed veterans.
Mrs. Raymond F. Bennett is
the local chairman of Poppy
Day.
BREVARD JAYCETTE OFFI
CERS for the coming year were in
stalled at a joint meeting with the
Brevard Javcees recently at Berry’s
Lambeau room. They are, seated,
left to right, Mrs. Joe McGuire, pres
ident; Mrs. Max McCracken, vice
president; and Mrs. Jerry Stamey.
secretary; standing, Mrs. Dan Gil
bert, treasurer; and Mrs. Robert
Hunter, immediate past president.
Rev. Ed Roy
Heads Lions
Nev officers were elected by
the Brevard Lions Club at their
last neeting.
Rer. Ed Roy, of the Brevard
College faculty, was named
president, and other officers in
clude the following:
Paul Owenby, first vice presi
dent: Rev. Harold, Killian, sec
ond vice president; Bill Wilson,
third vice president; Wallace
Crawford, secretary; C. W. Ar
nold, treasurer; Sid Bordanero,
lion tamer; Quentin Cantrell and
A. B. Barger, tail twisters; Ver
non Wray and Fmk Byrd, new
directors; and Bill Keith and
Bob Caldwell, hold-over direc
tors.
The Lions club will continue
their brootm sale Thursday, May
21st, beginning at 5:00 o’clock.
At the 7:30 o’clock, they will
meet at Colonial Inn for a dinner
meeting.
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Brevard received no precipita
tion whatsoever during the past
week as temperatures ranged
from a high of 85 to a low of
37 degrees.
Average highs and lows for the
week were 80 and 43 degrees,
respectively.
Daily temperature readings
were as follows:
High Low
Wednesday_ 77 57
rhursday __.72 38
Friday .. 74 39
Saturday... 80 37
Sunday .. 85 38
Vlonday _... 84 46
fuesday_ 84 44
In Money — Over A Million
1,754 Transylvanians Are
Receiving Pension Checks
Optometrists
The North Carolina Optome
tric Society wishes to remind
those parents of children who
are starting school for the first
time that it’s members will be
holding the annual "Pre-School
Vision Screening Program” on
May 28th in Transylvania coun
ty at the offices of the local
participating optometrists.
The only requisite for this
public service project is that the
child be one who will be start
ing school for the first time the
next school year.
it is available without charge.
This screening is not intend
ed to be a complete visual
analysis but is a comprehensive
screening which is suficient to
determine if "Visual readiness
is present within screening limits
at the time."
Those visually inadequate will
be referred to the doctor of their
choice. This screening has been
available to the residents of
North Carolina for the past two
years.
A compilation of the statistics
relating to the two previous
years showed that 17 percent of
those children screened were
Pre-Schoolers
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By • Staff Writer
A growing number of men,
women and children in Tran
sylvania county are reaping
the benefit today of money
that was set aside for their
protection during the last 26
years.
The money comprises the
amounts that were deducted
from payrolls each week and
matching payments that were
made by employers. They went
into the Social Security Trust
Fund.
Now, as a result, retired and
disabled workers, as well as their
wives, children and parents, are
protected financially,
Monthly pension checks are
going to 1,754 people in the
county, the Social Security Ad
ministration reports.
As an indication of the rate at
which the program lias been ex
panding, the number of local res
idents who were on the receiving
end a mere three years ago was
only 1,307.
The increase, which is 34.2
percent, compares with a 28.7
percent rise in the United
States as a whole and 33.2 per
cent in the .South Atlantic
States.
The steady expansion of the
program, designed to bring in
categories of workers who had
not been covered previously by
Social Security, is chiefly respon
sible for the growth. By degrees,
steps are being taken that will
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Program Highlights
You Can Hear The Baseball
Scores Daily Over WPNF
WPNF is now carrying com
plete coverage of major league
baseball games three times daily.
Scores of the previous days’
games are broadcast each morn
ing as part of the 7:00 and 8:00
a.m. news summaries, with a
complete breakdown of afternoon
activity and upcoming night
games on the “Sports Review" at
6:20 p.m.
Much interest is being created
regarding daily games in both
leagues, and numerous requests
for wider coverage of rmuor lea
Sue action have been received by
the station.
In addition to these scheduled
broadcasts, program director,
Fred Reiter calls attention to the
fact that the three inning and six
inning scores are given on the
games in progress throughout
(he afternoon.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour is as follows: Thurs
day, U.S. Forest service; Ted
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Said World s
Most Modern
Of Its Kind
Construction at Du
Pont’s Brevard plant is
now essentially complet
ed, Albert B. Morrison,
plant manager, an
nounces today.
(■(instruction of this plant,
which is recognized as the
world's most, modem photograph
ic film manufacturing plant, be
gan in ]962.
Tile plant represents a major
addition to the economy of this
entire area, with employment
expected to reach the five hun
dred level by mid year.
I'mplpyment during the past
months of construction was
around 1.000 persons.
Affording to Mr. Morrison,
the work performed by the
construction forces included
remodeling all of the existing
plant as well as construction
of substantial additional pro
duction facilities.
Plans are being laid to give
the public an opportunity to in
spect these remodeled and new
areas.
Announcement of the date will
be released in the near future,
Mr. Morrison stated.
The plant is located on a
10,500 acre tract near Cedar
Mountain in Transylvania and
Henderson counties.
Still Receiving
Funds For The
Kennedy Library
Transylvania exceeded its
quota for the John F. Kennedy
library, and the local chair
man, Walter Cantrell, says that
donations will still be received
through Saturday of this week
lie expresses sincere apprecia
tion to all persons who donated
to project.
The state of North Carolina ii
the first in the nation to raise
its share of funds for the library,
and thousands of persons attend
ed the rally last Sunday after
noon at Chapel Hill.
Governor Terry Sanford pre
sented a check for North Cro
lina's quota to the mother of
late president, John F. Kenne-.
dv, to elimax the seremony.
Luther Hodges, secretary «
commerce, and Dr. Billy Graham
the world’s greatest evangelisl
paid eloquent tribute to Mr
Kennedy.
Sinee Mr. Cantrell was busy
with naval reserve training,
John I. Anderson was Tran
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Civic Chorus
To Present
"The Creation
The Brevard Civic
Chorus j
iia linSl COTlCeTt 0(f
season Sunday, May 24th,;
p.m. in the Brevaind Met
Church.
They will sing ‘The
by H§ydn, under the
Nelson F. Adams. Adi
Miller will be organist.
Soloists will include
Sanders, soprano; Lloyd
bans, Wayne McCarty,
ard Seiler, tenor; and.
ler and Frank McGuire,
The public is invited.