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Vol. 76—No. 31 paidz,aptcb0rdeeva2"8d7In = BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY. JULY 30, 1964 ★ 24 PrTCES ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY—10<5
American Thread Company’s New Plant At Calvert Is Now “Going Up”
t-UNMKUCUON WUKlt at the American Thread company’s
plant in the Calvert section of Transylvania is progressing’. Recent
rains have slowed work to some degree, but the plant is expected
to be completed this fall. One of the huge steel girders making up
the frame work of the plant can be seen being swung into position
bv the big crane in the photo above, left. At right, the railroad spur
that was recently added to the plant site can be seen leading from
the main line. The crane and steel work is again visible, this time in
the background. Local American Thread officials state that enjoy
ment applications for the new plant will be accepted in the near
future. The announcement will lie made in The Transylvania Times.
(Times Staff Photos)
SURVEYING THE DAMAGE
done by bullets in the shooting spree
at Balsam Grove last Saturday night
is Elzie McCall, above. The rear win
dow of his car was blown out, and
several shots struck the side of the
car. Paul Galloway is being held in
the local jail in connection with the
shooting. (Times Staff Photo)
Last Saturday Night
Balsam Grove Man On Wild
Shooting Spree, Much Damage
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Friday, July 31—Ace of Clubs
meets at 8:00 p.m. Brevard Mus
ic Center concert at 8:15 p.m.
Saturday, August 1 — Story
Hour at Library at 9:30 a.m. Bre
fvard Music Center concert at
8:15 p.m.
Sunday, August 2—Attend the
church of your choice. Singing
convention at Court House at
2:00 p.m. Brevard Music Center
concert at 3:30 p.m.
Monday, August 3 — Rotary
club meets at Gaither’s at 7:00
p.m.
Tuesday, August 4—Chamber
of Commerce breakfast to launch
membership drive at Gaither’s
at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Star meets
at Temple at 8:00 pm. Ace of
Clubs meets at 8:00 pm. Bre
vard Music Center concert at
8:15 p.m.
Wednesday, August 5—Toast
masters meet at Gaither’s at 6:30
p.m. WOW meets at Woodmen ,
Hall at 8:00 pm. Brevard Music :
Center concert at 8:15 p.m.
By - Ron Pans
Six cars, a store and a house
were shot up but no one was
seriously injured in a wild
shooting spree in Balsam Grove
Saturday night.
Transylvania County Sheriff
Carter McCall arrived at the
scene just after the shooting and
irrested Paul Galloway, who has
been charged with the shooting
imd is being held in jail.
The shooting started at about
7:00 p.m. Saturday when Or
ville McCall, owner of McCall’s
grocery in Balsam Grove, step
ped out of his house and start
ed next door to the store. He
said he heard someone across
the road calling Him.
“I thought it was someone
leeding help”, Mr. McCall said,
ibut then I saw the gun, and
hen he fired two shots at me.”
Both shots missed Mr. McCall
md smashed into his house.
Mr. McCall then ran to his
store where his wife and about
17 other people were and told
them all to take cover, just as
bullets, both from a shotgun
and a pistol, began to spray
the area.
Mr. and Mrs. Elzie McCall were
.itting in their car in front of
he store when the shooting
itarted and bullets, apparently
ram a shotgun, blew out the
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New Feature Is
Added To WPNF
"Road Show”
A new feature has been added
to WPNF’s Sunday afternoon
program schedule, according to
program director Fred Reiter.
During the first hour on the
“Sunday Road Show,” from 2:05
until 3:00 p.m., the station will
broadcast information regarding
homes for sale and rent »and
other properties available for
purchase throughout the county.
The program service is being
made available through Tran
sylvania realtors and real estate
agents.
Station Manager A1 Martin an
nounces a new program being
added to WPNF’% Sunday morn
ing schedule, “Buck to Bethel,”
conducted by Rev. Kermit Mintz
and Rev. Wade Laughter of Hen
dersonville.
The new program will begin ,
this Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m.
Other Programs
The schedule of the Farm and !
Home Hour for the coming week :
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Appeal Made
For Help To
Rebuild Pool
A special committee of the
Brevard Chamber of Com
merce has hit what appears to
be a dead end in its efforts to
raise enough money to rebuild
the swimming pool at the Mary
C. Jenkins Community center.
Due to a cave-in in early
spring, a complete rebuilding
job is necessary.
Negro leaders appealed to
the Town of Brevard for help
in this rebuilding project.
Town officials, however,
were unable to offer immedi
ate help because of the lack
of funds. An appeal was then
made to the Brevard Chamber
of Commerce.
A five-man committee was
appointed with Rev. Ben Or
mand as chairman to try to
raise the needed funds, which
were estimated at $5,000. Oth
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| The Weather j
This week, the rainfall on
those days during which a meas
urable amount of precipitation
was recorded, averaged almost
50% more than last week when
total rainfall was over seven
inches.
During the past seven day per
iod, Brevard recorded over four
ind-a-half inches of precipitation,
with over half of this amount
roming in a two hour period
ruesday afternoon.
High and low temperatures for
;he week came on the same day
when the readings reached a
ligh of 88 degrees after an early
Homing low of 58.
Daily high and low tempera
ures averaged 83 and 62 degrees
•espectively.
Readings for the past week *
were as follows: '
High Low Prec. 1
iVednesday_ 80 64 .89
rhursday- 85 64 1.33
Friday _ 85 63 Trace
Saturday_ 80 63 .00
Sunday- 82 62 .00
dorniay_ 84 60 .00
fuesday _ 88 58 2.33
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Economic Survey In Transylvania
Reveals Progress During Past Year I
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Rescue Squads
Busy, Find
Lost Boys
The Brevard Rescue Squad
was called into action twice
within 12 hours Tuesday.
The first call, received about
3:00 p.m. Tuesday, brought the
squad to Forest Hills to pull
a man out of a well.
Richard Garren was clean
ing his well and started to
climb out by means of a rope
but the rope broke leaving him
stranded at the bottom. The
Rescue Squad brought lad
ders to the scene and helped
him out. He was uninjured.
The squad received its sec
ond call at 3:27 Wednesday
morning. This one was the
Rcsman Rescue Squad asking
for help in locating 12 boys
from Camp Carolina who were
lost somewhere in the area.
The boys had started a canoe
trip down the French Broad
from the bridge near the track
ing station. The Rosman squad
found the canoes but not the
boys.
Fifteen men and trucks were
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Plummer s Now
Observing
51st Anniversary
Plummer’s, the oldest clothing
irm fn Brevard and Transyl
ania county, is now celebrating
is 51st anniversary.
Robert Plummer, the owner,
ays the event is being observed
dth an anniversary sale with
alues for the entire family.
Established in 1913, the firm
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| Noted Pianist
! Pennario Is Featured
Artist At Music Center
Celebrated pianist Leonard j
Pennario appears in concert at j
tiie Brevard Music Center Fri- '
day, July 31, at 8:15 p. m. Mr I
Pennario will be featured in j
Gershwin's Rhapsody No. 2 ami j
Burleske lor Piano ant* Or- =
chestra by Richard Strauss with I
the Brevard Music Center Or- j
chestra. Jamas Christian Pfohl. j
conducting.
Also appearing on Friday j
night’s program is mezzo-sopra- r
no Katherine Stone, a 1964 Bre- ■
vard Music Center Young Artist !
Award winner, now studying at j
the Curtis Institute of Music, j
who will sing arias by Gluck, j
Donizetti, and Saint-Saens. Rus- !
sian Easter Overture by Rimsky- i
Korsadov and Robert Ward's j
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SC’s Piedmont Presbytery
J j
Buys Ca£|l Site In County
'A South Carolina Presbyter
ian church has purchased a
large tract of land in upper
Transylvania and plans to
turn (he area into a camp at
a later date.
The Piedmont Presbytery of
the Presbyterian Church, which
is made up of the combined
churches of Anderson, Pickens
and Oconee counties, purchased
461 acres in the Hogback sec
tion.
The land was purchased
from Mr. and Mrs. Frank B.
Cook and Sam Verner, all of
Macon county, for approxi
mately $50,000.
The leaders of the Presbytery
have plans to turn the section
into a church camp whfch will
In Spite Of Rain
Whitewater Falls Picnic Described As Being Successful
Short but heavy showers
frequently sent visitors run
ning for cover but they never
dampened the festive spirit at
the annual Whitewater Fails
picnic.
Last Wednesday about 300 peo
ple, men, women and children,
caone together to feast on the
good food, watch the doggers,
enjoy the banjo picking and lis
ten to some informal, and very
short political speeches.
The politics consisted of
scenic highway into the area,
one of the most beautiful in
this part of the state.
Bob Scott, the Democratic
nominee for lieutenant governor
was billed as the principal speak
er. His speech, according to
authorities, lasted only three
minutes and 38 seconds.
As dark clouds hovered omi
nously overhead, Mr. Scott
said, “The time has come when
the sun is going to break
through and we wHl see gnat
developments hi Western
North Carolina.”
Amid the cheers of both North
and South Carolinians Mr. Scott
concluded his speech saying,
■Where you have roads you have
development. South Carolina has
taken the lead in running a road
to the state line here. It’s high
time North Carolina completes
its part and opens up this won
derful section”.
Most of the Democratic nom
inees for the House of Repre
sentatives from WNC were
there. Among these were Lis
ton Ramsey, of Madison coun
ty, Mark Rennet, of Yancey.
Ernest Messer, of Haywood,
Mrs. Ed Brumby, of Cherokee,
Thurston Arledge, of Polk,
Lacy Thornburg, of Jackson
and Rep. William Leonard, of
Transylvania.
Brevard’s Mayor B. W. Thom
ason acted as master of cere
monies for the event and State
Senator Oral Yates of Haywood
County was on hand to introduce
Mr. Scott
South Carolina was represent
ed by Rep. Dr. C. A. MitcheH of
Oconee county, State Sen. Law
rence Hester, Gov. Russell’s exe
cutive secretary Tom Hutto, and
his public relations officer Fred
Sheheen.
The principal speaker for
South Carolina was State Sen.
Marshall Parker, who told the
cheering crowd, “This section
of the country has the greatest
development potential in eith
er of the Carolinas, — It has
groat possibilities for economic
development for both states.”
serve both young and old but
*o construction has started due
to the lack of a paved road to
the remote area.
J. Pat Miley, former state
senator from Walhalla, S. C.,
said that they had been pro
mised a road to the area when
he was in the senate, ‘•but that
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Net Earnings
Are Up. Also
Business Gain
Transylvania comity's econ
omy moved ahead on all fronts
during the post year, accord
ing to a report on the nation’s
markets, just r< leased*
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Significant gains were chalked -
up in its trading area as local
residents, with more money at
their command, indulged in
Isrge-ssnle spending.
The findings are from a 640
page, copyrighted study en
titled "Survey of Buying Pow
er." issued by Sales Manage
ment. It presents data on in
come and spending for com
munities throughout the coun
try.
Net earnings in Transylvania
county were high during the
year, it shows. Alter allowance
for personal taxes, local resi
dents had a net spendable in
come of S26.481.000. as against
their 1962 total of SS25,439.000.
How' much this figured out
to. at tlie family level, was
determined by taking the dol
lar amount and dividing it by
the number of households. The
avemge per household came
to S5.885, a gain over the prior
year’s S5.782.
How was the money used?
With less of the self-imposed
restraint than had been exhibit
ed during recent years. Peopla
reacted to the favorable econom
ic conditions by gratifying their
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Senator Yates Introduces