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THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES A State And National Prize - Winning Vol. 79—No. 25 SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT BREVARD. N. C. ZIP CODE 28712 BREVARD, N. C., JUNE 23, 1966 A.B.C. Newspaper _ ★ 32 PAGES TODAY ★ LAW ENFORCEMENT OF FICERS had to shoot it out with a Kentucky desperado on Burrell Mountain here last Thursday morning, and when the smoke cleared, Earl Al bert Napier, SI, of Harlan county, Kentucky, was dead, and Brevard Policeman Rob ert C. Rogers had been shot three times. In the picture above, Transylvania Deputy Sheriff Ed Owens, left, who felled Napier with one bullet, is shown viating the wound ed Officer Rogers, right, who is recovering from his wounds. In the picture at left, Owens is shown indicating the exact spot of the shooting to Sheriff Carter McCall, right, at the Burrell Mountain scene. Napier fell mortally wounded into the deep under brush in the background. (Times Staff Photos) On Burrell Mountain ^ Early Morning Shooting Leaves fx-Convict Dead, Officer Wounded An early morning gun bat tle between local law enforce mafjt officers and an ex-con vi *rom Kentucky last Thurs. day morning left a Brevard policeman with three gunshot wounds and took the life of the gunman. Transylvania Deputy Sher iff Ed Owens, who fired the fatal shot, was completely ex onerated at a coroner’s inquest held last Saturday morning, when the coroner’s jury ruled tliat Owens fired in self de fense in shooting Earl Albert Napier, 31, of Stoney Fork, Ky. The shooting occurred on Bi^rell Mountain just outside of fcevard when Deputy Sher iff Owens and Brevard Police man Robert C. Rogers answer ed a call that there was “some shotting going on” in the Bur rell Mountain area, about 6:30 a.m. last Thursday morn ing. The two officers encounter ed Nnpier and a young wom an, later identified as his wife, in an automobile parked on the side of the road. Owens placed Napier under arrest, handcuffed and searched him, and asked him where the gun was that had been doing all the shooting. Napier replied that he didn’t know where it was, so the three men, Owens, Rogers and Napier, went around to look for tne gun in tne trunk of the car. While the search was going on, Napier’s wife, 16 year old Karen Marie Meroniuk Napier, recently of Las Vegas, Neva da, got out of the car, came around to the back and passed between Napier and Officer Rogers, apparently handing Napier the gun. Napier immediately opened fire, hitting Rogers three times and barely missing Ow ens. As Rogers grappled with Napier, Owens took the only clear shot he had, firing once and hitting Napier in the low er chest. After kicking the gun far from Napier’s grasp, Owens then called an ambulance for the two wounded men. When he returned, Napier had strug gled off some hundred yards down in the deep underbrush, fatally wounded. He died a few minutes later. Meanwhile, Mrs. Napier, a bride of three months, fled Perkins Announces Modern Facilities Are Added To Plant Of Nu-Way Cleaners _ Nu-Way Cleaners has recently introduced a “new way” of giv ing its customers the fastest, most economical and efficient service. Soon to open is Nu-Way’s Cold Storage Vault, a temperature and humidity controlled storage room designed to keep wool and fur garments moth free, and the customer’s spring cleaning care free. An additional service permits the patron to remove her fur for use and then replace it in storage for a nominal service charge. Already operating for quick er service is Nu-Way’s new drive-in window, making it un necessary for the customer to change clothes or leave the car to come to the cleaners. A. E. Perkins, owner of Nu Way Cleaners, extends a cordial invitation to the public to come by and get acquainted with these outstanding new facilities. the scene of the shooting. She was apprehended and placed under arrest in the woods some distance from the scene about an hour later. Officer Rogers was treated at Transylvania Community Hospital and is presently re covering at home. Napier, who had previously served time in the penitenti ary, was also wanted by the FBI, according to Transyl vania County Sheriff Carter McCall. The Sheriff stated that fed —Turn to Page Seven WezfAer By Fred Reiter Official Weatherman Quite even temperatures were experienced by Brevard resi dents during the past week. The area high temperature average was an even 80 degrees, with the average low mark being 54. The high mark of 83 was reach ed on three afternoons during the week, while the week’s low point on the thermometer of 49 degrees came this past Tuesday morning. There was only slight precipi tation registered during the en tire week, with a total of .53 rain falling. The weather bureau’s extend ed forecast predicts tempera tures averaging 2 to 6 degrees below normal for the next week. Average in the Brevard area for this season of the year is 83 and 60. Mild weather should prevail throughout the period, with a few scattered showers during the week. The week's temperatures and precipitation follows: High Low Prec. Wednesday —- 83 58 0.00 Thursday_ 83 54 Trace Friday_ 80 58 0.35 Saturday_ 74 57 0.15 Sunday .1-78 52 0.03 Monday_ 80 51 Trace Tuesday_ 83 49 0.00 Thomas, Paxton Seek Democratic Nomination For Office Of Sheriff In Run-Off Saturday This Saturday Forest Service To Dedicate New School Alumni of the Biltmore For est School will present a re construction of their school building to the Forest Service on Saturday afternoon, June 25th. In the Pink Beds and on the site of the original struc ture, the school interprets and highlights the practice of For estry in North Carolina and in the nation. The alumni provided photo graphs and information which made the accurate construction possible, then contributed funds for the building. “It is therefore fitting that they take a leading role in the presentation program,” said Forest Supervisor Peter J. Hanlon. On hand to receive the school for the Forest Serv ice will be Regional Forester Edward Schultz. The program will conclude with a ribbon cutting, after which, all present will have an opportunity to view the restored interior of the building with desks, blackboards, and 3-legged stool for the teacher. Dr. Carl A. Schenck. A portion of the building will be devoted to ex hibits highlighting the contribu tion of the BiJtmore Forest School to American conserva tion. Admission is free, and the building will be open 7 days a week during the summer travel season from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The school house was built to the same specifications as the original building. Shingles were herd hewn, rough lumber was used throughout. The chimney was built of rative fieldstone end construction in general was done in the "old timey” way. It was built by the U.S. Forest Service with funds contributed by the school alumni and friends. With Good Luck Swimming Pool At Glen Cannon Expected To Open This Week The beautiful new swimming pool at the Glen Cannon Coun try club is expected to open on Saturday of this week, Jack Mad den, the president, announces. The opening will depend upon the proper functioning of the filtering equipment during the next three days and also the weather. The president was high in his praise of Charles F. Himes, chairman, and the other mem bers of the swimming pool com mittee. “This group has worked hard and long, and we are most ap preciative of their efforts,” Mr. Madden declared. There is much play on the new golf course, and members are impressed with the fine con dition that it is in. Mr. Madden urges members to invite their out-of-county friends up to see and to play this magnificent layout. Sum mer visitors in the county are —Turn to Page Seven Word Received Local Hospital Approved For Participation In "Medicare" The Transylvania Commu nity hospital has met the re quirements for participation in the “Medicare” program, John W. Bailey, the admini strator, announces today. Mr. Bailey was informed this week by the regional represen tative of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (Social Security Administration) that the local hospital had been formally approved. The “Medicare” program begins on July 1st, and over 95 per cent of the eligible per sons in Transylvania have been signed up by the Social Security administration. Mr. Bailey explains that under the “Medicare” program, elderly persons are guaranteed semi private accommodations, drugs, X-rays, laboratory and other di agnostic services. The cost is $40.00 for each 60-day spell of illness. After —Turn to Page Three Program Highlights Leon Southerland Returns To WPNF After An Extended Leave After an extended absence, Leon Southerland, popular air personality and engineer has returned to station WPNF, and las resumed his duties as chief engineer of the station. Mr. Southerland was previous y associated with WPNF for some six years. He took an extended leave of absence from the station on lanuary first to go to his home :ity of Greenville, South Caro lina, where he installed a high powered AM radio station .vhich recently went on the air. Mr. Southerland resumes his iuties as technician in charge >f engineering operations at WPNF, and he also handles the evening announcing shift Complete returns in the Dem —Turn to Page Two LEON SOUTHERLAND SAMPLE BALLOT Second Primary Transylvania County Official Ballot for County Officers 1. To vote for a candidate on the ballot make a cross (X) mark in the square at the left of his name. 2. If you tear or deface or wrongly mark this ballot, return it to the registrar and get another. FOR SHERIFF (Vote for One) □ T. WOOD PAXTON □ GILL THOMAS Second Primary Election June 25, 1966 INSTRUCTIONS Chairman of Transylvania County Board of Elections GILL THOMAS T. WOOD PAXTON A SECOND PRIMARY will be held in Tran sylvania this Saturday, June 25th, between Gill Thomas and T. Wood Paxton, Democratic candi dates for nomination for Sheriff in the General Election in November. In the race on May 28th, Mr. Thomas polled 1,250 votes, while Mr. Paxton received 1,146. There were three other candidates in the running. Graham Transferred Dallas Is New General Manager Of Du Pont's Photo Products Joseph A. Dallas has been appointed general manager of the Du Pont Photo Pro ducts Department. He suc ceeds Harlan L. Graham, Jr., who was named general man ager of the company’s Plas tics Department. Mr. Dallas joined Du Pont as a chemist at the Repauno Works at Gibbstown, N. J., in 1934. He worked in operating positions there and at various plants un til 1944, when he was transfer red to Wilmington, Del., as special assistant to the produc tion manager of the Military Explosives division. Later he moved into sales and became as sistant sales director of the Ex plosives department in 1947. In 1951, he was transfer red to the Textile Fibers de partment as manager of the Planning Division. He was di rector of sales service and as sistant general director of the Sales Division, before return ing to the Explosives Depart ment as director of sales in 1959. In 1960, he became director of manufacture. He was appointed assistant general manager of the Photo Products Department in Jan uary 1964. Mr. Graham had been general manager of the Photo Products Department since 1963. He started with the company in 1938 as an operator at the Par lin, N. J., plant. Thereafter, he held various production positions, including assistant manager of the Ro Chester, N. Y., and Parlin plants He became assistant direc tor of production in Wilming ton in 1956, director of sales in 1958, assistant general man ager of the department in 1963, and general manager later the same year. Look Inside.. Women’s pages — 6, seconi section: 6 and 7, third section. Editor’s Corner — front page third section. Editorials — page two, seconc section. Light Vote Is Expected, Polls Open 6:30-6:30 A light vote is expected this Saturday in Transylvania in the run-off election for the Democratic nomination for the office of Sheriff. In the race are Gill Thom as, the high man in the Pri mary on May 28th, and T. Wood Paxton, who was sec ond high in the five-candidate contest. Mr. Paxton said he called the run-off at the insistence of many supporters. Due to the fact that there were several candidates in the race and the closeness of the vote, Mr. Paxton says his friends are convinced that the Primary vote did not give a true picture of the wishes of the Democratic voters. In the Primary, Mr. Thomas received 1.250 votes, while Mr. Paxton was given 1,146 by the Democrats. Others i-n the race and the vote they received are as fol lows: Paul Fisher • 502 Marvin Gaddy - 331 Charles Owen - 241. The polls on Saturday will he ( pen from 6:30 a.m., until 6:30 p.m., and Harry Patton, chair man of the Board of Elections, says that ballots and other ma terials are now being distribu ted to all of the precinct offi cials. B«th candidates are busy cam paigning this week, and each one has a statemnet to the voters in this week’s Times. Counting out Saturday night should not take too much time, —Turn to Page Four Important Meet Planned Here Next Tuesday There will be an Important meeting Tuesday night, June 28th, at 7:30 o’clock here in the court house. The meeting will be of in terest to fishermen, sports men and citizens interested in flood control in the county. The principal speaker will be Bob Hamilton, of Hickory, vice president of the 9th dis trict of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation. The public is cordially in vited to attend. Mr. Hamilton will discuss trcut fishing, the proposed dam on the Davidson river and other subjects of local in l terest. He will also bring out the importance of the reactivation of a Transylvania Wildlife club. Group Impressed Peruvians Study Community Development, Cedar Mountain Seven pe^^ns from Peru vis ited Cedar Mountain recently to study their Community Develop ment program. The visitors are in charge n{ local community programs in Peru, known as Provencal Cen ters, which are larger than our communities. The idea of working coopera tively as a community was their main interest. Too, they were interested in the total county community organization and the type of farming in this area. Eight persons told the story of the Cedar Mountain Commu nity to the foreign visitors, with Mrs. Ralph Lee in charge of tho program. They also toured the commu nity and were served refresh ments by members of the com munity club. The visitors were accompanied by William L. Wilson, Jr., Oom —Tuns to Page Seven
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