THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES Vol. 7S—No. 10 A State And National Prize - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper XS,0"*? brevSard0SnTAcE BREVARD, N. C., THURS., MAR. 10, 1966 PUBLISHED WEEKLY ★ 32 PAGES TODAY ★ 7IP CODE 2871" --- - ■ W *»: $1,000 WINNER, Bob Morley, above center, is shown receiving a check from Ford Motor company for winning first place in a recent con test sponsored by Ford. Bob, a stu dent at the University of North Car olina at Chapel Hill, correctly guess ed the number of golf balls that a ■ord Econoline Van truck would hold. He was one of 18 first place winners across the country. Local Ford dealers, Jud McCrary, left, and Few7 Lyda, right, presented the $1,000 to Bob on behalf of Ford Mo tor Company and extended hearti est congratulations to him. Bob en tered the contest at Lyda-McCrary Motors, Inc., here last fall. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Moy ley, of 546 East Main street, Brevard. As a married college student, Bob stated that the money would come in handy in helping him finish his education at UNC. (Times Staff Photo) Some Postal Fees Will Be Increased Several fees for United States postal services will be increased on March 26th, C. Y. Patton, Jr., postmaster of the Brevard Post Office, announ ces today. The fee on certified mail will increase from 20 cents to 30 cents, but the charge for a return receipt will remain at 10 cents. The minimum fees for in surance will go from 10 to 20 cents, while registered mail minimum fees will go from 60 to 75 cents. Minimum fees for COD ^packakes will be increased from 40 to 60 cents. Money order fees will go up ^ cents, while postage rates for letters and packages will remain unchanged. A chilly and damp week brought a total of slightly under three inches of rainfall to Bre vard at the first of March. Early morning lows averaged 27 degrees with the low mark of 13 coming on Monday morn ing of this week. 0 Afternoon highs averaged 54 degrees for the period, with a balmy 67 the highest of the week coming on Friday of last week. ^Day-to-day readings were as follows: High Low Free. Wednesday- 60 23 0.00 Thursday_ 58 37 0.18 Friday_ 67 47 2.70 Saturday_— 60 31 0.00 Sunday-- 38 21 0.10 Monday_ 44 13 0.00 Tuesday_ 47 17 0.00 Opens On The 28th Jurors For March - April Term Of Superior Court Announced Jurors for the March-April :erm of Superior court in Tran ■vlvania county were li-sted to fay by F. M .McCall. Clerk of Superior court, which opens with :he trial of the criminal docket 5n March 28th. Action on the civil docket be gins on March 30th. Presiding the first week will be the Honorable James F. Lat ham, Burlington. During the second week, the Honorable James C. Farthing, of Lenoir, will preside. Jurors for the first week are as follows: Otto Alexander Wallace K. Foster Johnny R. Davis Erick Newman Thomas A. Smith Helen Galloway Bagwell Floyd Jones George T. Spicer Mrs. Myrtle M. Holbert Thomas E. Poor J. C. Galloway Jack E. Trantham Earl G. Garren Albert R. McCann Austin E. Baker Floyd Junior Woody J. B. Petit Frank Bridges James W. Allender James A. Goings Lewis Moore Paul W. Baker William McKinley Dodson Cecil Fisher Kathleen H. Ricker John A. Ford, Jr. Mrs. Crawford Freeman Herschel Townley G. C. Sentelle Mrs. Inez McCall Charles R. Stroup Perry Merrill Capps Fred T. Findley, Jr. Henry Owenby Clyde Cairnes On Tuesday Afternoon Rites Held For Dr. E. 0. Bryant, Active In Civic, Church Work DR. BRYANT Funeral services for Ur. Farie Osgood Bryant, 56, were con ducted Tuesday afternoon at the Brevard Methodist Church with Rev. Brunson Wallace officiat ing. Dr. Bryant, who was promi nent in church and civic affairs, died Sunday morning in a Win ston-Salem hospital after an ill ness of several weeks. He was a native of Portland, Maine, and had resided in Bre vard since 1939 when he came here to become associated with Ecusta Paper corporation in the department of research. Dr. Bryant was a recognized expert in the water pollution —Turn to Page Thre« Ruel Whitmire Mrs. Clyde M. Nicholson Truman D. Brissey Kenneth N. Angel Carl A. Patterson William H. Mooney Bert Jones Roy L. Jones Fred C. Hunter Lloyd M. Compton Charles M. Osborne i’plph A. C!t r Jerry King Jurors for the second week follow: W. C. Morris Coy Surrett Charles E. Purdy Overton C. Mull Leroy Mills Dewey Moore William Bert Neal Mable Morrison Quentin Crane Lewis D. Gravely John R. LeValley Ned H. Barnett R. J. Duckworth R. H. Orr Opal Fullbright Elaine Mitchell John Roy Garren Donald E. McCall Hubert Batson Blanche Jones Harry G. Sentelle Harold McNeely Frank L. Byrd James B. Coward John E. McJunkin William T. Saunders Brevard Voters Are Expected To Give Approval In Bond Election Saturday To Succeed “Cap” Boyd Dan Merrill Again Named Chief Of Fire Department Dan Merrill, who was di rectly instrumental in guiding the Brevard Fire department to be recognized as one of the finest in the state, has again taken over its leader ship. Chief Merrill retired in De cember, 1963, after serving as chief from 1945. He first be came a Brevard fireman in May, 1925. He succeeds "Cap” D. R. Boyd, who is retiring on April 1st, be bause of pressing business du ties. Mayor Raymond F. Bennett and the Board of Aldermen accepted his resignation with deep regrets, and they were high in their praise of the fine work that he has done during the last two years as chief of the department. While he was chief, Mr. Mer rill instigated many programs of fire prevention and training. The Fire Training center adjacent to the Brevard Coun try club was erected, and fire departments from a wide area come here to train. New fire fighting equipment will be purchased by the town with a portion of the funds de rived from the sale of the Coun try dub property, and Mr. Mer rill will direct the expansion program of the department. He operates the K & M Motor company, located directly across from the fire department on West Main street. In a statement to the press, Chief Merrill said: "It will be a pleasure to again work with the members of the Brevard fire depart ment. They are the finest fire - fighters I know. They are dedicated, hard - working and they have the welfare of this community in their hearts.” Hipp Tells Boards Tax Collections For Towns, County Are Reported Good German Requiem Slated Sunday A performance of A GERMAN REQUIEM by Johannes Brahms will be given at the Brevard Methodist church this Sunday, March 13, at 3:00 p.m. The choir will be composed of members of the College Choir and the Chancel Choir of the Methodist church. Soloists for this performance will be Martha Gibbs, soprano and Harvey Miller, bass. Adelaide Hart Miller will play the orchestral reduction on the organ. The director will be —Turn to Page Three Wood fin A. Gosnell Hassie W. McCrary Roy E. Smith Johnnie L. Gillespie Tax collections for Brevard, itosman and Transylvania coun y were reported as being good >y L. R. Hipp. the tax collector, o the various boards this week. The report for Brevard fol lows: Charge - $154,778.93 Corp excess - 5,060.40 Discoveries - 1,017.49 Total charge - 160,856.82 Less pre pay - 17,174.82 Balance - 143,682.29 Collections October - $23,984.39 Nov. - 23.917.52 Dec. - 14,252.68 Jan. - 25.038.71 Feb. - 34,022.07 Less disc. - 220.70 Total - $127,055.45 for 78.99% Balance - 33,801.37 The report for Bosnian is as follows: Charge - $3,530.81 —Turn to Page Five SAMPLE BALLOT SPECIAL BOND ELECTION Town of Brevard, North Carolina MARCH 12, 1966 Instructions 1. To vote “YES” make a cross (X) mark in the square to the right of the word “YES”. 2. To vote “NO” make a cross (X) mark in the square to the right of the word “NO”. 3. If you tear or deface or wrongly mark this ballot, return it and get another. YES NO Shall an ordinance passed on January 24, 1906, authorizing the Town of Brevard, North Carolina, to contract a debt, in ad dition to any and all other debt which said Town may now or hereafter have power or authority to contract, and in evidence thereof to issue Sanitary Sewer Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $315,000 for the purpose of providing funds, with any other available funds, for enlarging the sanitary sewer system of said Town .including the recon struction and replacement of sewer mains and lines, the enlargement and improvement of the sewage treatment plant and the acquisition of any neces sary land, and authorizing the levy and collection of a sufficient tax for the pay ment of the principal of and the interest on said bonds, be approved? Regulations Cited Burley Tobacco Growers Tq Ballot On Quotas Thursday Transylvania county farmers who grow hurley tobacco got a last - minute reminder today about the vote to be held on the new acreage - poundage quota program Thursday, March 10th. All farmers 18 years of age or older who engaged in the production of the 1965 burley tobacco crop are eligible to vote in the special referendum. The new acreage - poudage program will go into effect if it is ap proved by more than two thirds of the growers voting. Glenn A. Whitmire, chairman, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County committee, urges growers to consider care fully the facts about the new program and then vote their School Graduation At Music Center Public Interest Meeting Successful ...CO