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TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Educa
tional, Agricultural and Music
Center. Population, 1960 Census
16,372. Brevard Commnuity
8,500. Brevard proper 4,857.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prise - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
TR ANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca
for Summer Camps, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest and
Home of Brevard College and
Brevard Music Festival.
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PAiO AT BREVARD. N. C. IIP CODE 28712
* 24 PAGES TODAY * PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Vol. 78—No. 1
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1965
PRICE 10c
New Mayor
A Man Of
1 Experience
By - Ron Paris
Raympnd Bennett, Brevard’s
new mayor, is a man who has
been around.
Mr. Bennett was appointed
mayor by the Board of Aider
men to fill out the unexpired
term of B. W. Thomason, who
left the office to take his posi
tion in the State House of Rep
resentatives.
“I am pleased to accept the
appointment”, he said, “be
cause I have the greatest re
spect for the demonstrated
integrity and competence of
the Board of Aldermen, and I
hope to be as helpful to them
as possible.”
Mr. Bennett first came to Bre
vard at the request of Harry
Straus to help start up the Ecus
ta paper operations in 1939. For
the next 10 years, he ran the
Ecusta paper operations as gen
eral superintendent.
In 1949 Mr. Bennett con
ducted a visitor on a tour of
the plant. The visitor turned
out to be John Olin. A month
plater Olin Industries bought
Ecusta. When Olin started
making cellophane Mr. Ben
nett was sent to Clinton, Iowa,
to learn the process.
When Olin opened the new
plant in Covington, Ind., Mr.
Bennett, who was now plant
manager, was assigned the re
sponsibility of organizing a pro
duction staff and was made pro
duction manager over both
plants.
In 1961, after 22 years with
Olin, he retired. In Septem
ber he was sent to Italy as a
special consultant for Olin
International Division. Ho
made a study of an out-dated
cellophane plant. As a result
of his study Olin decided to
buy an interest in the plant
and assume the management
of it.
In July 1962 he was sent back
to Italy to stay and take over
management of the company.
g|He stayed until June 1964, when
the original project was com
♦ pleted and then came home to
definite retirement.
During his lifetime, Mr. Ben
nett has been: President of
Paper Industry Management
association, a registered pro
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] School Facts
Did you know that?
You have 10 schools (13 ma
jor buildings) in your school
Ik system? 7 elementary, 1 ju
’’ nior high, 1 high school, and
1 senior high school.
That all janitorial services
kv are provided by 13 full time
W janitors and 1 part-time maid
and 1 part-time janitor? That
all maintenance is provided
by 7 full time maintenance
employees?
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, January 7 — Ki
wanis club meets at Gaither’s at
6:45 pm. Lions club meets at
Colonial Inn at 7:00 p.m. Ma
sons meet at Temple at 7:30
p.m. Flying Club organizational
meeting at First-Citizens at 7:30
p.m.
Friday, January 8 — Ace of
Clubs meets at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 10 — Attend
the church of your choice.
Monday, January 11 — Rotary
club meets at Gaither’s at 7:00
pm.
Tuesday, January 12 — Bre
vard Civic Chorus meets at Bre
vard Methodist church at 8:00
p.m. Ace of Clubs meets at 8:00
pm.
Wednesday, January 13 —
Jaycees meet at Berry’s at 7:00
p.m.
RAYMOND F. BENNETT, Bre
vard’s new mayor, is pictured above
taking the oath of office from Mar
vin McCall, Clerk of Superior Court,
on New Year’s Day at Town Hall.
Mr. Bennett succeeds B. W. Thoma
son, who resigned in order to repre
sent Transylvania county in the Gen
eial Assembly at Raleigh.
(Times Staff Photo)
Progressive Action
Revised Zoning Ordinance Is
Adopted By Board Of Aldermen
The Brevard Board of Al
dermen adopted a revised
zoning ordinance for the Town
of Brevard at their January
meeting this week at the City
Hail.
This progressive ordinance,
the first of its kind to be adopt
ed by any town in Western
North Carolina, includes the
area inside,# he city limits and
one mile around the limits.
Persons desiring to do any
building in this entire area must
first secure a building permit.
S. L. Capped, the building
inspector, is in his office at
Town Hall each morning from
9:00 until 10:00 o'clock.
The Regional Planning com
mission is publishing the or
dinance in book form, and
they will be available to per
sons planning to build within
the area.
The ordinance became effec
tive on January 4lh, 1965.
It represents many long hours
of study and investigation, and
it is now on display at the City
Hall.
The Board of Aldermen al
so adopted the land-use plan
of the Western North Carolina
Regional Planning commis
sion.
This plan will serve as a guide
to the future development of
Brevard.
An application for Federal as
sistance for replacing damages
suffered in the Town of Brevard
during the October floods was
approved by the board.
Under this program, the town
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At Raleigh Today, Tomorrow
Many Transylvanians To
Attend The Inauguration
Over 100 Transylvanians
are expected to be in Raleigh
on Thursday and Friday for
the inauguration of Judge Dan
K. Moore as Governor.
Several local persons will ride
the special train from Asheville,
and others will go by car.
The inaugural ball is set for
7:30 Thursday night at the
Reynolds Coliseum. A record
attendance is expected, based
on advance sale of tickets.
The inauguration of the gov
ernor will take place at the Ra
leigh Auditorium, noon Friday,
and immediately afterward will
be the parade.
Just prior to the parade, the
Canton Y square dance team
will perform in front of the re
viewing stand, while the Canton
High band will take part in the
parade down Fayetteville Street.
The band will also play in
front of the Mansion as the gov
ernor and party get cut of their
cars following the parade.
At the auditorium, Friday, the
University of North Carolina
concert band will play until the
inaugural party is seated on the
stage.
The oath of office will be ad
ministered to eight members of
the Council of State prior to
Judge Moore taking the oath of
governor.
These include: Commissioner
of Insurance, Edwin Lanier;
Commissioner of Labor, Frank
Crane: Commissioner of Agricul
ture James A. Graham; Attorney
General Thomas Wade Bruton;
State Treasurer. Edwin Gill;
State Auditor, Henry L. Bridges;
Superintendent of Public In
struction, Charles F. Carroll;
Secretary of State Thad Eure;
and Lieutenant Governor Robert
W. Scott.
Lt. Gov, Scott will preside af
ter taking the oath of office. He
will present Gov. Sanford who
in turn will present Gov.-Elect
Moore, and Judge Susie Sharpe
will administer the Oath of Of
fice. The new governor will de
liver his inaugural address, and
following this the combined glee
clubs of the University will sing
an appropriate selection.
A 19-gun salute will be given
in honor of the new governor
as he and party reach the front
of the auditorium and start
clown the steps. From there,
they will load into cars, for the
reviewing stand and parade.
Elaborate plans have been
made for the reception Friday
night at the Mansion. A crowd
of some 3.600 is expected during
the four-hour period, or one per
son every four seconds.
Was An Associate
Bill Wilson Promoted, Now An
Agricultural Extension Agent
William L. Wilson, Jr. has
been promoted from associate
agricultural extension agent to
agricultural extension agent, ac
cording to James E. Davis, coun
ty extension chairman.
The announcement was made
by Dr. George Hyatt, director of
the North Carolina Extension
Service, N. C. State college,
Raleigh, and was effective Jan
uary 1st.
(Mr. Wilson has been with the
county extension service here
since 1958. Prior to that time
he was an assistant agent in
Louisiana.
A native of Fairview in Bun
combe county, he received the
B. S. degree in agricultural ed
ucation and the M. S. degree in
extension methods from Louis
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WILLIAM L. WILSON, JR.
I The Weather \
By - A1 Martin
Official Weatherman
Rainfall in Brevard last week
totaled less than a tenth of an
inch, as temperatures ranged
from a low of 13 degrees Mon
day morning to a high of 68
last Wednesday.
Daily highs balanced out at
58 degrees for the week, as ear
ly morning lows averaged just
below the freezing mark of 32.
Readings for the 'past week
were as follows:
High Low Free.
Tuesday- 57 24 .00
Wednesday__ 68 29 .00
Thursday_- 61 41 .00
Friday _ 59 44 .00
Saturday _ 66 38 .09
Sunday.. 39 32 Trace
Monday _56 13 .00
Town Of Brevard Now On The
Move, Said Headed Forward!
Review Made Of
Accomplishments,
Growth Steady
By • Staff Writer
See related stories in third
section.
What is in store for Bre
vard? Where is the Town
going? What are the plans
for the future?
Of course. Ihe plans are for
progress. The finance office
plans additions of new equip
ment to speed up the paper
work of the town. The police
department looks forward to
better and more thorough law
enforcement.
The Public Works Dept,
plans to carry on its program
of road improvements until
all roads are "up to an accep
table standard.” Water and
sewer departments have en
gaged special engineering
firms to help up-date and im
prove the service.
And, of coiu-.se. new build
ing. both commercial and pri
vate goes on all the time.
But the big plans come from
the Planning Board and the im
provement policy of the Board
of Aldermen.
Last year the Merchants’
Committee agreed to put up
$750 to help pay for formu
lating a down town improve
meat, plan. The Board of Al
dermen acquired a grant from
the federal government for
the other $1500 needed to
make the study.
The plan, developed with the
help of the Planning Board,
brought forth many recom
mendations for the beautifica
tion and general face-lifting of
downtown Brevard.
Among the ideas put forth
in the plan were installation of
canopies over the sidewalks,
shrubbery plantings, angle
parking, additional pedestrian
crossings, off-street parking,
store entrances from the in
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Kiwanians To
Meet Thursday
A “Do It Yourself” program
has been planned for members
of the Brevard Kiwanis club
Thursday, January 7th, at 6:45
at Gaither’s Rhododendron
room.
Standing committees will
meet to set goals and plan for
the year’s work, and then each
chairman will report to the club.
Thomas R. Mitchell, vice pres
ident, is in charge of the pro
gram.
Shriners To
Install New
Officers Mon.
The 1965 officers of the Tran
sylvania Shrine Club will be in
stalled at the regular monthly
meeting at Berry’s next Mon
day night, January 11th, at 7
p.m.
W. F. Talman, of Asheville,
Potentate of Oasis Temple, will
be in attendance and will install
the new officers, who will in
clude Paul Owenby Jr., presi
dent; Don Parker, vice-presi
dent; G. H. Farley, secretary;
Larry Turner, treasurer; and
Rev. M. L. Ross, chaplain.
All members of the Transyl
vania Shrine dub and their wives
are invited to attend.
TRANSYLVANIA’S FIRST BABY
of 196o is pictured above with his
mother at the Transylvania Commu
nity hospital. Mrs. V. C. Tilson, of
route 1, Brevard, is being congratu
lated by Gaston Siniard. right, also
of Brevard, who was the nation’s
first l'aby in 1048. The young baby
is the third son of Mr and Mrs. Til
son. and he was born at 0:08 a.m., on
New Year's day. The father is a
farmer, and baby Tilson was deliver
ed by Dr. James Sanders.
(Times Staff Photo)
Stray Dogs
To Be Picked
Up In County
With an outbreak of rabies
in nearby areas, the Board of
Commissioners of Transylvan
ia is making every effort to
have all stray dogs picked up
in this county.
The rabies situation is said
to be extremely serious in
some sections of Western
North Carolina and adjoining
states. It could spread to
Transylvania, the board states.
All dog owners are urged
to have their animals vacci
nated immediately if they
haven’t already done so.
Persons seeing stray dogs
or others acting suspiciously
are asked to call the Transyl
vania Animal shelter, located
on the Ross road. The tele
phone number is 883-3713.
Summaries Listed
fax CgUeeioj- Reports On
1964 Charges, Collections
Civic Chorus
To Rehearse
Next Tuesday
Rehearsals of the Brevard v
Civic Chorus will be resumed
Tuesday, January 12th, in prep
aration for the spring concert.
The rehearsals are held in
the choir room of the Brevard
Methodist church and begin at
8:00 o'clock.
Plans will be announced at i
the Tuesday rehearsal conceim
ing the work to be done.
Nelson Adams is director of
the group. i
All members of the chorus
and other persons interested in
becoming members are invited
to the Tuesday rehearsal.
Program Highlights
Basketball Broadcasts Are
Popular Over Radio WPNF
Basketball activity on WPNF
is hot and heavy during the
next week with four games
from the Tar Heel Sports Net
work.
Friday night at 7:50 p.m., Bill
Currie will be in Columbia as
the Gamecocks play host to Vir
ginia.
On Saturday evening the
North Carolina Tar Heels invade
Durham to tangle with Duke’s
Blue Devils. That game is also
set for 8 p.m. with the pre-game
show to begin at 7:50 p.m.
Tuesday night at 8:05 p.m.,
WPNF will carry the Clemson
at Duke game from Durham, and
the week’s activity will be
rounded out on next Wednesday
uigiht when State’s Wolfpack vis
its the Tar Heels at Chapel Hill.
Broadcast time for that game
is 7:50 p.m.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
and Home hour is as follows:
Thursday, N. C.. Forest service,
Clark Grissom; Friday, ASC of
fice; Monday, county extension
chairman; Tuesday, U.S. forest
service: Ted Seely; Wednesday,
home agent.
Appearing on the Civic Hour
are the following: Friday, Elks
club; Monday, DAR; Wednesday.
Wednesday club.
Speaking this week on Morn
ing Devotions is Rev. Bill Pend
ley, pastor of the Pisgah For
est Baptist church. Next week
Rev. Charles Mulholland, pastor
of the Sacred Heart Catholic
church, will be heard.
The Sunday morning church
service is being broadcast
through the remote facilities of
WPNF from the First Baptist
church. Rev. Harold Killian is
pastor.
Reports on collections of
1964 taxes were made this
week by Lawrence Hipp, the
tax collector, to the Transyl
vania Board of Commission
ers, the Brevard Board of Al
dermen and to the Rosman
board.
For Transylvania, the report
■as as follows:
Charge - §577,644.40
Corp. excess - §15,578.92
Total - §593,223.32
Pre-pavs - §271,587.78
Collected - §155,272.94
Amount due - §166,362.60.
The Town of Rosman report
d:
Charge - §3.045.47
Total Collection • §1,398.07
Amount Due - §1,647.40
For the Town of Brevard the
eport was:
Charge - §97,141.79
Corp. excess - §3091.82
Total - 8100,233.61
Pre pays - §12,544.16
Collected - §43,279.07
Amount due - §44,410.38
"Break-Ins"
Reported In
Upper County
The Sheriff’s department is
alarmed over the series of
"break-ins” in upper Transyl
vania since the first of the
year.
Some 12 homes, most of
them belonging to Floridians,
have been broken into, and
the sales office of Toxaway
Estates was also entered.
Sheriff Carter McCall says
the department has many stol
en items that have been recov
ered. They are at the Jail
awaiting identification.
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gating all of the
and anyone havii
tion regarding am
asked