TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Educa
tional, Agricultural and Music
Center. Population, 1960 Census
16,372. Brevard Commnuity
8,500. Brevard proper 4,857.
Vol. 78—No. 2 4r
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
SECOND CLASS POSTAGE
PAID AT BREVARD. N. C. IIP CODE 287IZ
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1965
TRa'nSYLVANIA—
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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NENA LYDA, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. Few Lyda. 102 Park av
enue, has horseback riding as her
favorite hobby. She is pictured above
on “Jimmy”, her walking horse.
Naturally, Nena is the envy of all the
kids on Park avenue.
(Times Staff Photo)
To Better Serve
Radio Station WPWFSeeking
Increase In Power From FCC
Radio Station WPNF, Bre
vard, has made formal appli
cation with the Federal Com
munications commission for a
daytime increase in power.
The application was filed bj
Mrs. Ed M. Anderson, president
and John I. Anderson, secretary
and treasurer.
Actually, the application
was filed in September, 1964,
but the FCC announced just
this week that it would be
processed in February. The
delay was due to the heavy
back log of work of the com
mission.
It is believed that approval
will be given the application
shortly after the February pro
cessing.
The power increase would
be from 250 watts to one kil
owatt or 1,000 watts, enabling
the station to better serve the
greater Brevard area and all
of Transylvania County
throughout the seasonal day
time hours of operation.
It would be necessary to re
duce power to the present 250
watts -before daybreak and after
sundown.
A large group of broadcas
ters presently operating under
these conditions has for some
time been seeking to have the
F.C.C. allow the stations op
erate with full power of one
kilowatt both day and night,
but thus far such approval
has not been granted.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, January 14 — Ma
sons meet at Temple at 8:00
p.m.
Friday, January 15 — Ace of
Clubs meets at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 17 — Attend
the church of your choice.
► Monday, January 18 — Rotary
club meets at Gaither’s at 7:00
p.m. Art League meets at Tran
sylvania Community Center at
7:00 pm.
Tuesday, January 19 — Cham
ber of Commerce directors meet
at Library at 7:30 pun. Ace of
Clubs meets at 8:00 pm. East
ern Star meets at Temple at 8:00
p.m. WOW meets at Woodman
Hall at 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 20 —
Toastmasters meet at Gaither’s
at 8:80 p.m.
Said Busy Place
McCrary Is New President
Of Center, Goals Cited
Torn McCrary has been
elected president of the Tran
sylvania Community Center
for the New Year.
Other officers are:
Lloyd Burhans - vice chairmai
Mrs. Emmett K. McLarty
secretary
Tom Ramsay - treasurer, and
Jack Mitchell and Mel Ever
ingham, directors.
The center was a busy place
during 1964, the new presiden
states.
“We are looking forward to
another good year, and much
renovation work will be con
tinued,” Mr. McCrary declared.
The officers said they were
especially pleased with the new
| School Facts
Did you know that?
The utilities for your
schools during the 1963 - 64
school term amounted to
$22,899.00?
Water, lights, power—
$13,052.00
Fuel 9,847.00
Cast Is Chosen
For Little
Theatre Play
A full cast has been chosen
for “Blithe Spirit” to be given
by the Brevard Little Theatre
February 12 and 13 at 8 p.m. in
the American Legion building.
Rehearsals are being held three
times weekly at the Transylvania
Community center.
This prize winning farcical
comedy, written by Noel Cow
ard, has a cast of seven includ
ing five female and two male
roles. The Broadway production
won the New York Drama Cri
tic’s Circle award for the 1941
42 season.
In brief, the piny tells of
Charles Condamine, an English
—Torn to Pago Seven
directors, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cal
laway, and their assistants, Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Alderman.
Installation of mirrowall has
has been completed in some
areas of the eenter, and plans
1 call for installing new light
fixtures. A new furnace was
also installed.
The Teenagers probably use
. the center more than anyone
else, however several groups
meet regularly in the various
departments of the building.
These include the Carolina
Cloggers, the local chapter of
retired persons. Kaylene’s dan
cers, the reorganized Art Lea
gue, Brevard Little Theatre,
and various Garden clubs.
The officers are now giving
serious thought to the employ
ment of a recreational direc
tor for Transylvania.
“This will be a major goal in
’65,” they state.
New 18-Hole Golf Course And Country Club
Being Proposed For Transylvania County
Grimesdale Farm
Is Selected
As The Site
For the greater part of two
years, a small group of local
citizens has been working
quietly but steadily towards a
difficult and elusive goal. That
goal—an 18-hole golf course
and country dub for Transyl
vania county—now seems al
most within their reach, ac
cording to Bill Keith, spokes
man for the group.
“From the beginning, we have
had only one site in mind,” Mr
Keith said, “and we now have
the land under a short-term op
tion.”
This location, known as the
the Grimesdale farm, is just
off the Wilson road, and less
than three miles from the cen
ter of Brevard. It is ideally
suited for a golf course, with
sufficient cleared land to ac
commodate an 18-hole golf
course with practice area, a
house, a swimming pool and
tennis courts.
“It has been our thought that
anyone interested in developing
the acreage surrounding the
proposed golf course, should be
willing to give sufficient land
for a golf course, if the land
owners could be assured that
this course would be built. It is
now the intention of the land
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| The Weather {
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By - A1 Martin
Official Weatherman
Another relatively dry week
passed in Brevard with less than
an inch of precipitation record
ed during the period, all of that
falling on Saturday night and
Sunday.
High temperature for the
week was 67 degrees on Friday,
while the low mark of 19 was
chalked up this Tuesday morn
ing.
Average high and low for the
week were 57 and 34 degrees,
respectively.
Day-to-day readings were as
follows:
High Low Prec.
Wednesday_ 57 28 .00
Thursday_ 48 24 .00
Friday _ 67 43 .00
Saturday .. 62 50 .00
Sunday.. 65 51 .82
Monday _ 48 25 .00
Tuesday_54 19 .00
EAGLE SCOUT ALESSI D. OTTE is pictured
above receiving the Pro Deo Et Patria award at
The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd last
Sunday morning. The medal was pinned on his
uniform by his mother, Mrs. Melvin D. Otte. At
the right is his father, and at the left is his scout
master, Robert L. Daniels. The award was made
by Rev. Alfred D. Rhyne, pastor, who can be seen
in the background. (Times Staff Photo)
Firemen
Answer
74 Alarms
The Brevard volunteer fire
department answered a total
of 74 alarms during 1064.
Of this number, 35 were in
the city limits of Brevard and
39 were in the county.
The value of the property
involved in the fires in Bre
vard was §846,593.00. The es
timated loss was $23,466.00,
and insurance paid totaled
$19,218.00.
Value of the property in
volved in the fires out in the
county was $239,009.00. Losses
were estimated at $4,069.37,
with insurance paid at
$2,226.78.
It is interesting to note that
insurance carried where there
was a loss in Brevard was
$512,123.00. Insurance carried
on fires outside totaled $68,
000.00.
The above report was sub
mitted by Capt. D. R. Boyd to
the Board of Aldermen.
The Brevard Department is
recognized as one of the best
volunteer groups in the state,
and the local firemen are train
ing constantly in an effort to
render even better sendee to the
town and county.
After Much Work
Outstanding Award Given
Eagle Scout Otte Sunday
Civic Body
Elects, New
Directors
A 42-man Beard of Directors
of the Brevard Chamber of Com
merce was elected Tuesday
night when ballots were tabula
ted by members of the old board
in the Library.
New officers will be chosen
from the board at a call meet
ing next Tuesday night, same
time, same place.
Gil Coan, with 81 votes, led
the ticket.
Others in the top group are
as follows: J. S. Meares, Vernon
Fricks, Odas Crisp, Bill Keith,
R. D. Heinitsh, John A. Ford,
Dewey Nix, Jack Mitchell, Char
les Picklesimer, Don M. Jen
kins. Walter Cantrell and John
D. Clark.
Others elected to the board
are as follows:
J. 1. Ayers, Don Blankinship.
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NEW OFFICERS of Balsam Camp, No. 116,
Woodmen Of The World, were installed at the
local meeting hall last week. Those installed to
serve during 1965 are pictured above, and front
row, left to right, they are: Sunday Hedrick, audi
tor; Charles Peevy, advisor-lieutenant; Ralph Ly
day, council commander; and J. I. Ayers, camp sec
retary. Back row, left to right: C. L. Clark, field
representative; Arthur Gillespie, auditor; A. E.
Raines, auditor; Alfred Galloway, banker; and
George Newman, escort.
(Times Staff Photo)
Eagle Scout Alessi I). Otte,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin D.
Otte, received the Pro Deo Et
Patria award during the morn
ing worship service of The
Lutheran Church of Jh.e Good
Shepherd on January Tflth.
The award, a citation and
medal, was presented by Rev.
Alfred D. Rhyne, pastor.
The Pro Deo Et Patria, or God
and Country, award, is the high
est award in scouting given by
The Lutheran Church in Amer
ica.
To qualify, a scout under the
direction of his pastor must
learn Luther’s Catechism, in
cluding the Ten Command
ments, Creed, Lord’s Prayer and
a knowledge of the Sacraments.
He must seek new members
for Sunday School and youth
groups, must show evidence of
systematic giving to the local
church and in support of mis
sions, know the liturgy of the
church, know the significance
of altar and its furnishings,
and a knowledge of the church
year. In addition he must give
150 hours of service to the
church and community, and
complete a special project.
For his project Alessi wrote a
2000 word essay on the Refor
mation.
In addition to all of the above
'equirements, the scout must
neet all requirements of the
icouting program and must have
ittained the First Class rank.
Alessi is a member of Troop
701. Robert L. Daniels, his
scoutmaster, and Mr. Rhyne
were high in their praise of
his accomplishment. Mr.
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Building Permit
Regulations Are
Cited By Town
New regulations affecting
the issuance of building per
mits were announced Monday
by Town Building and Plumb
are required before any build
ing work is begun anywhere
within the Town and within
an area one mile in all direc
tions from the Town limits.
Application forms for re
questing a permit may be ob
tained from Mr. Cappell at
Town Hall between 9:00 and
10:00 a. m. each day, and by
appointment. Applicants will be
required to fill out the applica
tion and submit it, together
with an accurately scaled map
of the lot or parcel of land with
the building shown on it. All
front, side, and rear yard di
mensions should be shown, to
gether with bearings and
lengths of the property bounda
ries,
i ne piat snoutu show the
street or road on which the
property is located and the
zone in which it is situated.
Mr. Cappell explained that
application forms would be
given to builders, contractors
and others regularly engaged
in building work, for their
convenience in obtaining
their permits.
Permits will be required for
new construction and for addi
tions to old work. The zoning
ordinance places particular em
phasis on the location of com
mercial structures, and any
person expecting to build this
type of building is urged to see
Mr. Cappell well before he
plans to begin construction.
Leaves Pisgah
Jim Beavers Joins The Job 1
Corps As Training Officer 1
James R. Beavers, Assistant
Ranger on the Pisgah Ranger
District, has accepted a position
.vith the Job Corps as a training
officer.
Mr. Beavers received his bach
dor of science degree from
Vlichigan State University in
I960 and his master of forestry
n hardwood silviculture from
Duke University in 1961. He
issigned to the Pisgah Ranger
District in September, 1961.
While on the Pisgah, he assist
'd Ranger Ted Seely in all
ihases of Forest Service acttv
ity. Since January, 1964, he has
been responsible for the recrea
tion program on the Pisgah,
which has one of the heaviest
recreational workloads in the
nation.
For the past 3 years, Mr. Bi
ers has held an office in the
vard Rescue Squad and has
active in the Boy Scouts
America.
Following training in
land, he will work
Camp Arrowwood at
and Camp Schenck at
Forest.