THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
Vol. 79—No. 15
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1966
★ 24 PAGES TODAY ★
JANE COOKE, authpr of “Hot
Sunday For Satan,” is pictured auto
faphing her new book for the edi
r of The Times. Her son, Sebas
in Cooke, Jr., a high school stu
dent in Salisbury, looks on. Mrs.
Cooke has also written a short story,
and she will soon have another nov
el for publication.
(Times Staff Photo)
Returns For Visit
4Author Of “Hot Sunday For
Satan ” Is Native Of Brevard
By - The Editor
A “VIP” in Brevard over
the weekend was Jane Cooke,
formerly Jane Anders, of Bre
vard, who now resides in Sal
isbury.
Jane Cooke, can lay claim to
being a “VIP” because the Van
tage Press in New York City
recently released her first book,
entitled, “Hot Sunday for Satan.”
Mrs. Cooke graduated aU*
Brevard high school in the
early ’90s, and now she and
her husband, Sebastian Cooke,
are owners and operators of
Carolina Five and Ten in the
Akers shopping center.
The Transylvania Times will
^cn have copies of her book
ior sale, and she can be termed
a “goodwill ambassador” of this
area because of the description
[(•Brevard with her picture on
the back cover of the book.
Jane Cooke is continuing
her writing and presently she
has a short story ready for
publication.
She works daily at the store
with her husband and finds
time to write during coffee
breaks and during the evening
hours.
“Hot Sunday for Satan” was
written with no drafts, no
footnotes and the like. Actual
ly, she wrote the last part
first, and when that wasn’t
Jjng enough for a novel, she
•faded the first half.
It was written in long hand
and then typed. No parts of
i^jyere rewritten by the author.
“My author friends tell me
that this isn’t the way to write
a book, but Hot Sunday for
Satan was done just that way,”
she declared.
She is also working on another
novel, “Fading Flesh,” which
—Turn to Page Four
Thursday, Apr. 14 — Masons
meet at 8:00 o’clock. Woodman
Grove at WOW hall at 7:30.
Friday, Apr. 15 — Deadline
for filing income tax returns.
Chamber of Commerce banquet
at Brevard senior high school
e<y|:00 p.m. Deadline for filing
fc!F office 12 noon.
Saturday, Apr. 16 — VFW
dance at 8:30 p m.
Sunday, Apr. 17 — Attend the
church of your choice. District
meeting of VFW at 2:00 p.m.
Monday, April 18 — Rotary
meets at Gaither’s at 7:30. Bre
vard elementary P-TA meeting
at 7:30 p.m. Bloodmobile at
Brevard college from 1:00-5:00
p.m.
Tuesday, Apr. 19 — District
111 HD meeting at Presbyterian
church at 9:30 a.m. Ace of Clubs
at 7:30 pjn.
He Saw The People
Local Representative For
Medicare Cites Experiences
By - H. S. Busby
t Bex 746, Brevard
, After five weeks of cover
ing Transylvania county or
the Medicare signup effort,
and more than 1,000 miles of
traveling over dirt roads, by
Bloodmobile*
At College
Next Monday
The American Red Cross
Bloodmobile will be at the Bre
vard College Gymnasium on
Monday, April 18th, from 1:00
to 5:00 p.m., to secure at least
70 pints of much needed blood.
All the town’s people of Bre
vard, as well as qualified stu
dents, are urged to avail them
selves of this opportunity to
donate and thus build coverage
for themselves.
This is the first opportunity
this year that Brevard mer
chants and residents have had
to build on their blood accounts
against emergencies that might
occur in their own families, and
•it will be well for them to take
advantage of it, Red Cross offi
cials say.
ways (and no roads at all),
I fe<l that there was some
point in Satan's reStark when
asked by the Lord: “Whence
comest thou?” His reply:
“From going to and fro in the
earth, and from walking up
and down in it.”
For Transylvania county has
more mileage between houses
and less density of population
than most of the rest of North
Carolina.
Therefore, to seek out, locate,
talk to and bring persons into
the provisions of Medicare cov
erage gives one an appreciation
of the tremendous job done by
our local Welfare office, not
just for one month but for 12
months in the year.
The Transylvania Welfare
office is one of the best ad
ministered and most ably
staffed that I have seen in
many states — its staff are
all well-trained, devoted peo
ple, who keep close tab on the
needs of our less fortunate
citizens — and their records
verify the effectiveness of
their work better than do
those kept by many business
establishments. (I have seen
and evaluated in detail both
industrial and institutional
administrations and from this
background can say that the
local Welfare office is one of
the very best handled offices
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Scheduled In May
"Golden Anniversary" Production
Of Little Theatre To Be The Best
The 50th Brevard Little
Theatre production promises to
be a real Golden Anniversary.
“The Late Christopher Bean”
has been selected for this anni
versary production to honor the
memory of the late Beulah
Zachary.
This was the last play direct
ed by Miss Zachary in Brevard
before leaving here to enter the
television field.
She became director of the
popular “Kukla, Fran, and Ol
lie” show, a position she held
at the time of her death.
Miss Zachary organized and
directed the original Little The
atre organization in Brevard in
the 1930’s which ceased to ex
ist when Miss Zachary left Bre
vard. The organization was re
vived in 1950 and has continued
to the present time.
One of the actors in the 1938
production of “The Late Chris
topher Bean” is playing the
same role in the 1966 produc
tion that she played 28 years
ago.
She is Mrs. J. A. Macfie, who
has appeared many times in Lit
tle Theatre productions.
The production was originally
announced for April but the
dates have been rescheduled for
May 13th and 14th in the Bre
vard senior high school auditor
ium. The public is asked to
make note of this change in
date.
Registrars And Judges For The Primary
Announced, Friday Deadline For Filing
Many Persons
Paying Fees,
Office Is Open
Many persons have filed in
the May 28th Primary and for
the General Election in No*
vember, Harry Patton, chair
man of the Board of Elections,
announces.
The deadline for filing is
noon Friday, April 15th.
At noon Wednesday the fol
lowing had filed:
Sheriff:
Marvin Gaddy (D)
Paul L. Fisher (D)
T. Wood Paxton (D)
Charles Owen (D)
Carter McCall (R)
Representative, 48th District
Jess A. Galloway (D)
Charles H. Taylor (R)
(Lacy Thornburg has previ
ously announced at Sylva that
he would be a candidate)
Board of Education:
J. C. Cassell, Jr. (D)
Harry F. Morgan (D)
D. S. Winchester (D)
David C. Lea (R)
(John Folger announced at
the Republican convention
that he would be a candidate)
Clerk of Court:
Robert H. Caldwell (R)
(Marvin McCall, the incum
bent, has announced that he
would be a candidate for re
election)
Constable, Hogback:
Christopher C. Burrell (D)
On Reporting
Woods, Grass
Fires Here
During recent weeks, the
Brevard Fire Department has
answered numerous calls to
extinguish woods and grass
fires where homes were not
actually endangered, local
officials state.
Fires of this nature, they
point out, can best be fought
by forest fire crews who are
actually better equipped to
handle such blazes than are
the city firemen.
The dispatching of both
forest fire crews and city
firemen to these woods and
grass fires is causing consid
erable cost duplication to
Transylvania county, as well
as the expense of the volun
teer firemen while they are
away from their regular jobs.
Everyone reporting woods
and grass fires in the future
are asked not to call the Bre
vard Fire Department, but to
report them to the North Caro
lina Forest Service, Rich
Mountain fire tower, at 883
4401, or Clark Grissom at
883-2363.
By Fred Reiter
Official Weatherman
Temperatures at the Brevard
weather station have averaged
a maximum of 62, and a mini
mum of 28 during the past sev
en days, giving an indication
that spring is most likely here.
The area has had rather chil
ly nights and mornings, as wit
ness the fact that the average
low temperature remained at
below the freezing level, until
Tuesday of this week. The
county received no significant
rainfall during the past week.
Wednesday_ 56 25 .00
High Low Prec.
Thursday
Friday ..
Saturday
Sunday
Monday .
Tuesday .
64 23 .00
59 26 .00
59 29 .00
59 27 .00
65 23 .00
72 40 .00
THE REV. CLAY BARNES, asso
ciational missionary for the Caro
lina and Transylvania Baptist asso
ciations, is shown in the center being
congratulated by Rev. Kadez Wilde,
moderator of the local association,
on his fine work over the years. Mr.
Barnes was given a testimonial din
ner last Thursday night and he re
tires May 1st. At the left is Rev.
John Rhymer, moderator of the Car
olina association.
Many HD
Members
Meet Here
Approximately 400 mem
bers of Home Demonstrations
clubs in Transylvania. Hen
derson and Haywood coun
ties are expected here next
week for the District III
meeting.
It will be held on Tuesday,
April 19th, in the Brevard -
Davidson River Presbyterian
church, beginning at 9:30
o’clock.
Brevard’s Mayor Raymond
F. Bennett will welcome the
visitors to the town and
county, and he says it is a
pleasure to have such a fine
delegation meet in Brevard.
Mrs. C. F. Allison, Sr., Dis
trict HI chairman, will pre
side over the meeting.
Miss Alice Bell, who is
recognized as the South’s
foremost authority on beau
ty, charm and fashion, will be
the speaker for the occasion.
Miss Bell, of Charleston
Heights, S. C., conducts the
“Alice Bell Chaim and Fash
ion School” and has taught
charm to approximately one
million women.
Transylvania Home Demon
stration club members will be
the hostesses to the meeting.
VFW To Hold
Dance And
District Meet
Brevard’s Post 4309, Veterans
af Foreign Wars, will host a
meeting of the 17th district on
Sunday, April 17th.
The meeting will be held at
the club house, beginning
promptly at 2:00 o’clock.
A large attendance is ex
pected.
Another event is planned by
the local VFW members.
A dance is slated this coming
Saturday night, beginning at
3:30 o’clock at the post home.
Music will be furnished by
Sam Talley and his five-piece
band, and the dance will be for
members and their wives only.
Senior vice commander, Bob
Sanford, will be present, end all
members are urged to attend
both the dance and the district
meeting.
Many Attended
Rev. Clay Barnes Honored With
Testimonial Dinner, To Retire
More than 160 persons attend
ed a testimonial dinner for the
Rev. and Mrs. Clay Barnes at
First Baptist church in Hender
sonville last Thursday night.
Rev. Mr. Barnes is retiring
as associational missionary to
the Transylvania and Carolina
Baptist Associations.
The Rev. John Rymer, pas
tor of the Etowah Baptist church,
acted as master of ceremonies
in the place of the Rev. M. M.
■Goss, pastor of First Baptist
church, who was called away to
South Carolina because of an
ilness in his family.
Rev. Mr. Rhymer told Mr.
Barnes, “Remember, first of all,
God will never let you down.
God will never let you off from
service and God will never let
you go, his presence is with us.”
He praised Rev. Mr. Barnes
for his work with the two as
sociations.
The Rev. Clyde Fetner. pas
tor of Horse Shoe Baptist
Church, represented the Caro
lina Association, and spoke of
Rev. Mr. Barnes work.
The Rev. Kadez Wilde, pas
tor of Dunn's Rock and Lake
Tcxaway Baptist churches, and
moderator of the Transylvania
—Turn to Page Four
Finch To Speak
Chamber Of Commerce
Banquet Slated Friday
The annual banquet of the
Brevard chamber of commerce
will be held this Friday night
at 7 p. m. in the Brevard sen
ior high school cafeteria.
The banquet had been orig
inally scheduled to be held on
February 4th, but heavy snows
forced cancellation, and the
April 15th date was later se
lected as an alternate.
The speaker Friday night
will be W. Stanley Finch, di
rector of public relations and
sales training for Texize Chem
icals, Inc. of Greenville, S. C.
Mr. Finch is a speaker of
wide renown who has captivat
ed audiences throughout the
country with his great wit and
humor. Chamber officials have
stated that “We are most for
tunate to have one of Mr.
Finch’s talent to come and
speak to us at our banquet. We
are particularly fortunate that
he could rearrange his schedule
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Program Highlights
WPNF Broadcasting Baseball
Scores During The Afternoon
Sports fans in the area can
keep up with their favorite ma
jor league baseball teams by
tuning to their local station,
WPNF.
Station officials announce this
week that major league baseball
scores will be broadcast over
the local station as they are
received in the stations’ news
room.
Scores are normally transmit
ted at the end of each three
inning period, and a wrap-up
story is received shortly after
the conclusion of each game.
It is felt that baseball inter
est in the area may be consid
erably heightened by the entry
into the the National League
this season of the Atlanta
Braves.
Special emphasis will be plac
ed on the airing of baseball
scores, as well as other major
sports events over WPNF.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
and Home Hour is as follows:
Thursday, station program; Fri
day, N. C. Forest Service, Clark
Grissom; Monday, County Agri
cultural Extension Agent; Tues
—Turn to Page Six
Patton Releases
List, Meeting
Is Attended
As the tempo of politics in
Brevard and Transylvania
increases, a list of the regis
trars and judges for the 18
precincts in the county is
announced by Harry Patton,
chairman of the Board of
Elections.
The Board maintains an of
fice in the court house, and
Mrs. Margaret Bridges i.s the
secretary.
The chairman and other
members of the Board, J. C.
Gaither. Sr., and William Leo
nard, recently attended a meet
ing of election officials in
Charlotte.
The Primary is slated on Sat
urday, May 28th.
The registrars arid the jurors
for the 18 precincts in Transyl
vania county are as follows:
Balsam Grove
Mrs. Ralph Owen. Registrar
Ralph Owen, D. Judge
Donald E. McCall, R. Judge
Linda McCall, D. Judge Alt.
Boyd
Mrs. Virginia Pitillo, Regi
strar
Elmer McLean, D. Judge
Mrs. Wae Mann, R. Judge
Calvin Frady, D. Judge Alt.
Brevard #1
E. F. Tilson, Registrar
Geo. T. Perkins, Sr., D. Judge
Fred McCrary, R. Judge
Claude Melton, D. Judge Alt.
Brevard #2
Lee Lynch. Registrar
Chas. Galloway, D. Judge
Allen Smith, R. Judge
Joseph E. Allen, D. Judge Alt.
Brevard #3
Roy Burrell, Registrar
Bill Henson, D. Judge
Ernest Smith, R. Judge
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New Officers
Of Moose
Lodge Elected
New officers were recently
elected by Brevard Lodge No.
1768, Loyal Order of Moose, at
their regular meeting.
Elected to serve during the
coming year were the follow
ing; Robert ‘'Buddy” Kenney,
governor; Dennis Hamilton,
junior governor; Perry Davis,
prelate: Gerald Owen, treasur
er; and Majorine Bevacqua, 3
year trustee.
The newly elected officers'
will officially take office at the
next regular meeting on April
19th.
The Moose Lodge held a Eas
ter Egg hunt for children of
members last Sunday, with 25
youngsters participating.
Inflation
Cost Here
$565,000
By • Staff Writer
What has been the dollars
and cents effect of inflation
on the average Transylv
county family in the
year? How much has the ris
ing cost of living red need
purchasing power locally?
On the strength of
economic studies, It ap
that local families had a 1
in the year, attributable
inflation, of about (126 on I
average.
That is the amount of
tional goods and services t
would have been able to
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