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II I TRANSYLVANIA— An Industrial, Tourist, Educa tional, Agricultural and Music Center. Population, 1960 Census 16,372. Brevard Commnuity 8500. Brevard proper 4,857. THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES I __ ii A State And National Prize - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper TRANSYLVANIA— The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca for Summer Camps, Entrance te Pisgah National Forest and Home of Brevard College and Brevard Music Festival. Vol. 78—No. 46 SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT BREVARD. N. C. ZIP CODE 28712 BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1965 * 24 PAGES TODAY * PRICE 10c PUBLISHED WEEKLY SEVEN NEW MEMBERS were inducted into ae Brevard Lions club at their regular meeting last lursday night at the Colonial Inn. They are pic tured here shortly after induction ceremonies were conducted by Lawrence C. Stoker, Lions District Governor of Asheville. The new Lions, sitting, left to right are: William Huters and Jim Wells, who both transferred from other Lions clubs, and Ted Gambol. Standing, left to right; Paul Owenby, pres ident of the Brevard Lions club, Chester Kilpatrick, Ed Bryson, Charles Johnson, Ed Rice and Gov. Stoker. JL Four Counties Form Economic Commission Transylvania, Buncombe, Henderson and Madison coun ties have set up a 12-man com mission to coordinate econom ic development. This com mission was authorized by the commissioners in the four counties, and the organization was. funned at djpasting last Thursday afternoon at the Asheville Airport cottage. The group will also deal with the Tennessee Valley Authority ir.t«he planning phase of an $80 re'll ion TVA water resources de velopment program, which was first anounced early this year. Formally named the Upper FrRch Broad Development Commission, the body will be eligible to receive planning and development funds under the federal Appalachian Regional Development Act. A joint resolution among the four counties was signed by the county board chairmen —Coke Candler of Buncombe, Clyde S. Jackson of Hender son, Doyle B. Cody of Madison and Donald Lee Moore of Tran sylvania — creating the com mission. Each county will have three members appointed by the Board of County Commis sioners. Already named for Buncombe are R. A. Vogenber ger of Asheville; Dr. Arthur M?W Bannerman, president of Warren Wilson College; and Al bert M. Clark, manager of Bilt more Dairy Farms. «|ie resolution was passed at eeting of the Upper French Broad Economic and Develop ment Committee, a body formed by the Western North Carolina Regional Planning Commission. The commission’s purpose is “to assist the region in meeting its special problems, to promote economic develop ment, and to establish a frame work for joint Federal and State efforts towards provid ing the basic facilities es —Turn to Page FIv« Thanksgiving—A holiday in the town and county. Union service at Presbyterian church at 9:00 a.m. Masons meet at temple at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28th — Attend the church of your choice. Monday, Nov. 29th — Rotary meets at 7:00 o’clock at Gaither’s. Tuesday, Nov. 30th — Annual Christmas parade at 4:30 p.m. Ace of Clubs at 7:30 p.m. Young Republicans club meets at First Citizens bank at 8:00 p.m. 1 Round-Up Made Thanksgiving To Be Quiet In BrevardTransylvania County Transylvanians will observe the 1965 Thanksgiving in the traditional manner on Thurs day. There will be large family gatherings, and the day, throughout the town and county, will be a holiday. Stores, town and county offices, the banks and the post offices will be closed for the day. Schools will recess at the end of classes on Wednesday, and they will reopen on Mon day. There will be no collection of garbage on Thursday in Brevard, and the usual Thursday collec tions will be made on Friday. In order that subscribers of The Times might have their papers prior to Thanksgiving, this week’s newspapers went into the mails on Tuesday. Classes at Brevard college will be recessed at noon Thursday and students will have a half day holiday. Hundreds of hunters from all parts of Eastern America are here for the organized hunts in the Pisgah National Forest, and Thursday is ex pected to be a good “hunting” day throughout the county. Local Board No. 89 Selective Service System, will be closed Thursday and Friday in observ ance of the Thanksgiving holi day. It will reopen on Monday, November 29th, at 8:00 a.m. Sunday Night Tragedy Two Men Drown, Woman Escapes As Car Plunges.ln Cascade Lake Two South Carolina men drowned and their woman com panion escaped Sunday night as their car slid off State Road 1536 into Cascade lake in lower Transylvania Sunday night. The two men, Thomas Clyde Waters, 27, of Woodruff, S. C., and Douglas Rudolph Center, 30, of Greenville, S. C., were trapped and drowned in the wrecked convertible in water 20 to 25 feet deep. The embankment over which the car plunged into the lake Jaycees-Jaycettes Will Have Joint Installation A joint meeting of the Bre vard Jaycees and Jaycettes will be held Wednesday evening at the Silversteen Community Cen ter. The dinner meeting will start promptly at 7:00 p.m., and will feature a Thanksgiving theme. All Jaycees and Jaycettes are reminded to attend. News From US Forest Service, Many Hunters Here More than 2,000 deer hunt ers checked into the Pis gah Ranger District during the opening day of the 1965. season. Reported success by mid afternoon was fair but the sound of gunfire coming down from the hills indicated either a good kill or a number of good hunting stories about the one that got away. During the week preceeding the opening, foresters had fear ed that high fire danger might bring a closing of the woods and postpone the season. However, Sunday morning the rains came and by dawn Monday conditions ivere ideal for the hunters. The leaves were damp, the air moist and warm. By mid morning the ikies cleared, though many hoped Cor continuing damp weather to make stalking earier. A number of bear were taken including the largest one of the season. At last re port several men had gone back up the mountain with ropes to help bring the trophy out. If it doesn’t weigh out to expectations, we can be sure that there will be some real tall tales of how he shrunk while lying there on the hill side. (KAA) ivas a 40 foot drop. According to T. Wood Pax ton, Transylvania’s coroner, the girl, Marjorie Culbertson, of Greenville, S. C., managed to get out of the car somehow and then made her way to safety. She told him she could not swim and she didn’t actually remember what happened. She stumbled through the rain and finally got back on the road and down to the dam that impounds the lake for the Duke Power Co. She was able to get help from the powerhouse. Mr. Paxton ruled the deaths of the men accidental by drown ing. The investigation was con ducted by State Trooper Gene Beshears, and the Brevard Res cue squad worked six hours get ting the bodies out of the sunk en car. The scene of the accident is about four miles east of Pisgah Forest. The road links U.S. 64 east and V.S. 276, through the Little River section, and is in bad shape, according to Mr. Paxton. The death car, he said, apparently came around a bend at no great speed, and could not get past a place where the roadway had been —Turn to Page Four By - A1 Martin Official Weatherman Almost two - thirds of an inch of precipitation fell on Brevard during the past week, all of it in conjunction with the weekend storm system that hit the Western Carolinas. High and low readings for the week were 65 and 21 degrees, respectively, while daily highs and lows averaged slightly over 60 and 29 degrees. Day-to-day readings for the past six days were as follows: Wednesday 58 36 .00 High Low Prec. Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday 51 26 .00 64 26 .00 63 21 .00 65 24 .30 62 44 .33 Big Parade Next Tuesday To Open 1965 Christmas Season To Feature Many Bands, Floats, Beauty Queens Final plans for the Christ mas parade that will usher the 1965 Christmas season into Brevard have been announced by Ed Rice, chairman of the Merchants division of the Chamber of Commerce. The event will be held Tuesday, Nov. 30th, and will begin at 4:30 p.m., marching up East Main street, and fol lowing a route described in de tail in a large ad found else where in this issue of The Times. A number of units includ ing many beautiful floats de signed especially for the occa sion, many beauty queens, bands, clowns, and other en tries will make up the long parade. Santa Claus himself will ar rive atop one of the floats. The merchants extend a cor dial invitation for everyone to attend the parade and to shop in Brevard this Christmas. They also urge the public to use the entire parade route so that no one area will be come too congested. United Fund Now Going "Over The Top" Industries and their employees certainly gave their “fair share” in the 1966 United Fund cam paign in Transylvania, UF offi cials point out today. A quick run-down shows the following: Olin management and em ployees - $20,468.13 Du Pont management and employees - $4,784.00 American Thread manage ment and employees $3,295.00. “And the same thing is true at the Mitchell-Bissell company, where there was more than 90 per cent participation with each employee averaging $15.00,” the —Turn to Page Two Roy Ramsey Named To Farm Post The Agricultural Extension service has employed Roy Ram sey to work as Assistant Agri cultural agent in Transylvania. According to Jim Davis, the county extension chairman, Mr. Ramsey comes to this county well qualified for the position. He succeeds Bill Wilson, who has returned to State for further study. Mr. Ramsey was reared on a dairy farm in the Fletcher com munity of Henderson county. After completing his junior year at the old Fletcher high school, he enrolled in the University of Tennessee on an accelerated pro gram. At the University of Ten nessee, he was an active member of Alpha Zeta, Farmhouse and Phi Kappa Phi. In 1964 he graduated from the University of Tennessee with a major in Agronomy. For the following year, he worked as an assistant manager of a dairy farm. His major responsibility in Transylvania county will be 4-H Work and general extension, Mr. Davis states. WHILE REMINDING TRANSYL VANIA MOTORISTS to drive with care during the Thanksgiving holi days, Patrolman Bill Sawyer calls attention to the fact that the State Highway Patrol and other law en forcement agencies are now using a blue flashing light on their cruisers. The last legislature decided to switch from red to blue, since the ^ foi .neAleplor is used by fire trucks, ambulanWC rescue squads, etc. The blue light is also the international law enforcement color. (Times Staff Photo) Public Invited Union Service Set Thursday At The Presbyterian Church Comparisons Made Rise In Home Ownership Is Noted, Renters Outnumbered By - Staff Writer In Transylvania county, in contrast to the situation in some communities, most fam ilies own the homes in which they live. Locally, home owners out number renters by a consider ble margin. Approximately 70.1 percent of all dwelling units in the county are now owned by their occu pants, according to the latest findings. It sets an all-time rec ord. For a number of years, there has been a strong urge apparent among families in the local area who were in rented quarters to acquire homes of their own. Going back to 1950 and to the national Census of Hous ing taken that year, home own ership in Transylvania county amounted to 62.7 percent. In the following ten years, it rose to 67.6 percent, as shown by the 1960 census. Now, in line with gains in home ownership —Turn to Page Six Program Highlights WPNF To Carry Most Complete Schedule Of Basketball Games WPNF will kick-off the 1965 66 college basketball season this Saturday night with the broad cast of the Brevard College and Clinch Valley, Virginia, cage contest. Coach Chick Martin’s Torna does next play host to Wingate on Tuesday night of next week. The Atlantic Coast Conference schedule on the local station will begin on Wednesday, December 1st, with the broadcast of the North Carolina at Clemson clash. Brevard College games will be broadcast by A! Martin, with Bill Currie, of Charlotte, hand ling most of the ACC play-by play. Again this year, WPNF will broadcast a description of the annual Christmas parade, live from down town Brevard. Leon Southerland and A1 Mar tin will be broadcasting from the court house lawn, describing the floats and other entries as well as featuring music from —Turn to Page Five The Brevard - Davidson River church will be host this year to the annual Thanks giving worship service on Thursday, November 25th, at 9:00 a.m. The Transylvania Ministerial association spon sors this union service. United efforts among churches on special days of the Christian Calendar have become a part of the spirit of the times, not only in Ameri ca but throughout Christen dom. Meeting in a different church each year and led by various pastors, community worship for Thanksgiving has become a tradition in this area as a symbol of such co-operation. Attention is especially call ed to the fact that the serv ice this year will become a Thanksgiving Day service, hav ing been changed from the Wednesday night service of previous years to Thursday morning. The Transylvania churches, represented by their pastors in the Ministerial association, invite each person in Brevard and throughout the county to join them in an hour of special worship and thanks giving on this uniquely Amer ican holiday. The Reverend Dan McCall, host pastor, will preside, as sisted by the Reverend John Moretz, minister of the Bre vard Wesleyan Methodist church, and the Reverend El mer Sundlie, minister of Lutheran church of the Shepherd. The sermon will be delivered by the Reve Fred Lehrer, minister Grace Baptist church. —Turn to Page ]
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