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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 Prize - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
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TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca
for Summer Camps, Entrance t*
Pisgah National Forest and
Home of Brevard College and
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 78—No. 44
second class postage
PAID AT BREVARD. N. C. ZIP CODE 28712
BREVARD, N.C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1965 * 24 PAGES TODAY *
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
THE SPEAKER’S PLATFORM at the dedica
tion ceremony of the new Schenck Job Corps cen
flbr is pictured above as the program began last
Saturday afternoon. Don Blankinship, president
of Brevard Kiwanians, presided, and he is shown
opening the event. On the front row, from left
to right, are: John Parris, Congressman Roy Tay
lor, dedication speaker, Mrs. Taylor, Donald Lee
Moore, chairman of the Transylvania county Board
of Commissioners, and other visiting dignitaries.
(Times Staff Photo)
Brevard, Rosman
Are Winners Of
Yearbook Awards
Again, Brevard and Rosman
high schools published prize-win
ning yearbooks during the past
year
Both schools weie fllst p,..ec
winners in their respective cate
gories at the annual Editors
Roundtable last weekend at
WCC, Cullowhee.
4
Weimer Jones of Franklin,
well-known journalist, deliver
ed the keynote address.
Mr. Jones urged his young
ait^fcfence to pursue education for
its value in producing the well
rounded individual. He describ
ed education as “learning to
think with a purpose to the end
that we can measure understand
the physical universe, people
who inhabit the earth and most
of all ourselves.”
The students attended two ses
sion in yearbook and newspaper
production where critiques were
conducted by judges Mrs. Ruth
Nelson and Mrs. Brona Roy.
Making Plans
For Banquet
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Plans for the annual Brevard
Chamber of Commerce banquet
were revealed at the regular
Bflflrd of Directors meeting of
tcS* chamber Tuesday night in
the library.
A committee was appointed by
President Charles Pickelsimer to
complete all necessary arrange
ments for the banquet, which
has tentatively been scheduled
to be held in the Brevard senior
high school lunchroom on either
the first or second Friday in
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Thursday, Nov. 11 — Veteran’s
Day. Post offices and banks
cWe. Woodmen meet at WOW
H^l at 7:30 p.m. Ace of Clubs
meets at 7:30 p.m. Masons meet
at temple at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 13 — Legion
naires to hold annual party be
gining at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 14 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, Nov. 15 — Rotarians
meet at Gaither’s at 7:00 p.m.
Toastmasters also meet. Brevard
elementary P-TA meets at 7:30
p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 16 — Ace of
Clubs meets at 7:30 p.m.
An Impressive Ceremony
Schenck Job Corps Center
Dedicated, Taylor Speaks
The new Schenck Job Corps
center in beautiful Pisgah Na
tional forest was formally ded
icated in an impressive cere
mt.-.y last 'Saturday afternoon.
Congressman Roy A. Taylor
told the corpsmen of the cen
ter and those attending the ev
ent that the country needs such
eenters and the work the corps
men are doing.
He urged their (the corps
men) development to their
fullest capabilities.
Representative Taylor, mak
ing the dedication address at
the Center near the entrance
to Pisgah National Forest, told
the corpsmen that there is
room and need for them in
America.
“May you stand straight and
grow taller,” he told them, as
he dedicated the center to
them and to future corpsmen.
He praised them for their
“outstanding record in connec
tion with the bloodmobile pro
gram,” and lauded one, who
was not identified further, for
rescuing a Transylvania county
man from a burning wrecked
automobile.
As Mr. Taylor spoke, a thin
gray pall of smoke settled ov
er the camp from a small for
est fire about a mile away.
During the ceremony, a group
of corpsmen left to help
bring the blaze under con
trol.
He described the program,
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About New Coins
Local Coin Switch To Net
The Government $158,130
By means of a bit of abra
cadabra, Uncle Sam is about
to extract some $158,130 from
the pockets of Transylvania
county residents. And they
won’t even feel it.
Nothing up the sleeves. It’s
just a coin trick, trading new
coins for old.
Very soon, now, the Treas
ury Department will be flood
ing the country with new-style
coins containing little or no
silver.
Instead of dimes and quarters
with a 90 percent silver content,
as at present, they will be made
of an alloy of copper and nic
kel.
The amount of silver in the
half-dollar coins will be re
duced from 90 percent to 40
percent. No change is being
made in the $1 pieces.
In Transylvania county, on
the basis of average distribution,
there are approximately 37
dimes, 20 quarters and 6 half
dollars in circulation per local
resident. Their total face value
is $11.70.
From the standpoint of me
tallic content, the $3.70 in
dimes are actually worth
News From
US Forest Service,
Winter Just Ahead
Frosty mornings have again
returned to Transylvania county
after the warmth of summer.
The green leaves of summer
have been replaced by the vivid
colors of autumn. People have
come from great distances to see
and photograph the red, yellow
and orange colors that make up
this annual fall festival. Now
the leaves are begining to fall
from the trees and flutter to the
ground. Soon the limbs will be
bare and winter will be with us
once again. As the hiker walks
the once bare trails, his feet
cause a rustle among the newly
fallen leaves. Overhead, the old
bushy tailed squirrel chatters
during a pause in his busy prep
arations for the oncoming win
ter.
The men responsible for pro
tecting our forests are also get
ting ready for winter and are
very busy making preparations
for the oncoming fire season
that follows the felling leaves.
Bakes and axes must be sharp
ened. Fire tool boxes are placed
throughout the county to make
sure the required fools are pres
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$3.46, the $5 of quarters are
worth $4.68 and the $3 of 50
cent pieces, $2.81, according
to the Mint. The total is $10.95.
The quantity of coins of these
denominations belonging to the
local population as a whole re
presents a metallic value of
$189,440.
Not all of them are jingling
about, at any one time, in peo
ple’s purses and pockets. Some
are in the cash registers of
stores, some are in local banks
and some are stashed away in
sugar bowls at home.
Under the new setup, the me
tallic content in the coins will
drop from $10.95 per person to
a mere $1.81.
For all the coins in use in
Transylvania county, the new
value, after the replacement
becomes complete, will amount
to $31,310, or $158,130 less
than at present.
The difference, called “seigni
orage,” is a windfall for the
Government.
During the first year of pro
duction alone, the Treasury De
partment stands to make a
profit estimated at close to $500
million.
If the Government has its way,
the money would be called “mis
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Weather
By • A1 Martin
Official Weatherman
Another dry, unseasonably
warm week was observed in
Brevard, with the mercury lev
el averaging 71 degrees each
afternoon.
Early morning lows averaged
one degree above freezing for
the period which saw a high of
75 and a low of 22 degrees.
Day-to-day readings were as
follows:
High Low
Wednesday-71 22
Thursday- 69 37
Friday_ 63 38
Saturday___ 68 36
Sunday- 75 34
Monday- 75 32
Tuesday_ 73 31
Transylvania To Reach 66 United
Fund Goal Final Plea Is Made
Davis Expresses
Thanks To All
Working, Giving
“Transylvania will go over
the top in the 1966 United
Fund drive if pledges and con
tributions that have been made
come in,” declares Dr. Wilburn
Davis, the campaign director.
The goal is 837,200.00, and
more donations are expected
this week and next week, the
director stated.
On the last tally sheet of
Carolinas United, Transylvan
ia was listed as having 96 per
cent of its goal subscribed.
Only a few counties had
gone “over the top”, and many
were falling far short.
“Our citizens have respond
ed generously, and I know 1
express the sentiments of all
solicitors when I say thank you
to all persons who have giv
en,” Dr. Davis continued.
He also had fine words of
praise for the many persons
who have worked in behalf of
the 1966 campaign.
Using a football term, he
called it a “team effort”.
Bill Overholt, the executive
director, is keeping the office
open for late returns, and he
urges all solicitors to make
their final canvass during the
coming week.
Another long list of contri
butors is carried in this week's
Times, and at a later date a
complete “Honor Roll” will be
carried.
Pangle Memorial
Scholarship
Fund Set Up
A scholarship fund in the
Pharmacy school at the Univer
sity of North Carolina has been
set up in memory of the late
M. G. Pangle, of Brevard.
W. J. Smith, executive secre
tary of the school, describes the
scholarship as a continuous me
morial to the former Brevard
college professor.
Making the scholarship fund
possible were Mrs. C. Rush Ham
rick, Mr. and Mrs. Rush Ham
rick, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Gor
don Hamrick.
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News for the women, page
4, first section, and page 6,
third section.
Sports, page 6 first section,
and Brevard college sports page
on 6, third section.
Editorials, page 2, second sec
tion
Classifieds, page 2, first sec
tion
Editor’s corner, page 5„
first section
Real estate listings, page 3,
first section
Legionnaires
Hold Party
Saturday Night
Members of the Monroe Wil
son post of the American legion
will hold their annual member
ship party this Saturday night.
The event will get underway
at 7:30 o’clock, and prizes will
be awarded.
A dance will follow, with
music being furnished by a live
orchestra from Hendersonville.
OLIN OFFICIALS are thanked by
Dr. Wilburn Davis, right, director of
the 1966 United Fund drive in Tran
sylvania, for the fine cooperation of
management and employees in the
current campaign. From left to right,
officials in the picture are: Frank
McGibboney, George Tesnow, Dr.
John Truesdail and Arthur J. Loeb.
This Is National Education Week... An Editorial
Each Of Us Should Realize The Need
For The Very Finest Schools Possible
This is National Education Week, a
week of special observance, the basic
purpose of vvhicn is to make every
American aware of the important role
education plays in a democracy, espe
cially in these highly technical times,
and to make each and everyone real
ize that good schools are, to a great
extent, their own personal responsi
bility, whether or not they may now
have children of school age.
Sponsored by the National Educa
tion Association, American Legion,
National Congress of Parents and
Teachers, and the U.S. Office of Edu
cation, American Education Week
grew out of the revelation away back
during World War I, that an alarming
proportion of American people were
illiterate and physically unit. This
special week, observed yearly, is a
part of a plan for attaining a program
of education adequate to American
needs during the 20th century.
During this week all citizens, espe
cially those who have children in
school, are urged to visit their schools,
become acquainted with the teachers
and th work and facilities of the
school.
The very future of our country, espe
ciall.v in these days of greater and
greater strides in science, is linked
with qual .'y of education being
provided for today’s childre?i, J’t acM *’
dition to standards of educational ex
cellence, are standards of student
goals for achievement, as well as an
overall increased respect for intellect
ual attainment.
To have good schools — better
schools — everyone must realize that
they must be supported financially
otherwise. And it is with real encour
agement that every citizen interested
in schools has noted that in Transyl
vania and in North Carolina our peo
ple have always rallied to the cause
of school bond election in years past.
But in addition to finances alone,
it is of vital importance that all stu
dents be made to realize that in order
to complete in the job market today,
they must finish school and not drop
out before graduation, as too many
have had a way of doing in the past,
and which is presently the cause of
both local and national concern.
We live in an age that is highly com
plex, and the better an education a
student obtains, the better he or she
is going to be able to cope with life
once school days are behind.
Program Highlights
Three Big Football Games
On WPNF During Weekend
WPNF will broadcast three big
grid clashes this weekend be
ginning with the Brevard Blue
Devil’s final game of the season
on Friday night.
The game will be played at
W’oynesville and play-by-play
will be handled by the sports
staff of radio station WHCC.
Blue Devil Warmup will be
gin at 7:05 with the live broad
cast from the field starting at
7:15 p.m.
The Tar Heels of the Univer
sity of North Carolian go up
against the Fighting Irish of
Notre Dame this Saturday after
noon at South Bend, Indiana.
The Tar Heel Sports Network
with Bill Currie will be on hand
as action gets underway on the
air at 1:05 p.m.
Kick-off for the game will be
at 1:30 with Pressbox Preview
and the pre-game warm-up pro
grams filling the 25 minute6 be
fore the start of the game.
Saturday night Western Caro
lina College plays host to New
berry over at Collowhee, and
again, Zeb Lee will describe all
the action beginning at 7:50 p.m.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
and Home hour is as follows:
Thursday, soil conservation serv
ice, Merrimon Shuford; Friday,
station program; Monday, coun
ty extension chairman; Tuesday,
N. C. Forest service, Clark Gris
som; Wednesday, home agent.
Appearing on the Civic Hour
are the following: Friday, Ki
wains club; Monday, Hospital
Auxiliary; Wednesday, Brevard
garden club.
The Sunday morning church
service is being broadcast
through the remote facilities of
WPNF from Morningside Bap
tist church. Rev. Warren Burle
son is pastor.
Veteran's Day
Will Not Slow
Local Business
With two exceptions, busi
ness activities will continue as
usual in the Brevard area*
Thursday, which is Veteran’s
Day.
There will be no regular de
livery of mail in Brevard anj
surrounding communities. All
ether business establishments,
except the banks, are sched
uled to remain open.
Brevard Postmaster Charli
Patton, Jr., said special delfcfc
ery mail will be distributed
and incoming mail will be
posted to post office boxei
A spokesman for
vard Merchants Associa
day requested all busin
to display their
flags Thursday. Also
have been asked by
and Veterans of
to fly their
No special
planned here in
with the observance.