THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
State And National Prize-Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
Vol. 79—No. 34
SECOND CLASS POSTAGE
“AID AT BREVARD. N. C.
ZIP CODE 28712
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1966
★ 32 PAGES TODAY ★
WHITE MUSHROOMS of the
osman Data Acquisitions Facility
antennae seem to grow right out of
the Pisgah Forest floor high in the
mountains west of Rosman. The
tracking station will be treated in
a special feature page in next week’s
Transylvania Times. Watch for it!
(Times Staff Photo)
From 2:00-5:00 P.M.
The “New” Times Will Have
“Open House” This Sunday
“Open House” will be held
at the “new" Transylvania
Times plant on Broad street
cn Sunday afternoon, August
28th, from.. 2:>t until 5:00
o’clock.
A cordial invitation is issued
to the public lo attend the “Open
House.”
The invitation comes from
Mrs. Ed M. Anderson, the pub
Cher, and John I. Anderson,
e editor and general mana
ger.
A special radio broadcast will
bt*l|ieard from the Times plant
at 11:05. featuring staff members,
civic leaders, and state and na
tional political figures.
The “new” plant was com
pleted in late July, when all
of the facilities of The Times
were moved from the former
location of The Times Arcade.
The general contractor for the
MRS. ED M. ANDERSON
building was the Bryant Electric
company, the builder of the new
Bryant building. Harry Ash
Program Highlights
WPNF Will Air Dedication
Program From Newspaper Plant
JOHN1 I. ANDERSON
worth was the superintendent
on the project.
Since the completion of the
building, a new sign, com
plete with time and tempera
ture, has been erected in
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Congratulations
Received From
The Governor
North Carolina's Governor
Dan K. Moore congratulated
The Transylvania Times this
week on the occasion of
"Open House” of the newly
remodeled Times plant.
In a letter to The Times,
Governor Moore said:
"It is always gratifying to
me when any group of endea
vor in North Carolina takes
progressive strides, and it is
even more so when the prog
ress comes in the field of
news dissemination.
“Our citizens depend on
your newspaper and many
others like it to keep them
well informed. That informa
tion then becomes the be/,is
for many decisions they are
called upon to make.
“I’m sure the many readers
of your fine newspaper join
with me in wishing you and
your staff continued success
and much happiness in your
new and modern plant.
Sincerely,
Dan Moore”
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By - Fred Reiter
Temperatures during the past
week averaged 86 degrees for a
high, with a morning low aver
age of 63 at Brevard. This was
near the normal readings for
mid - August. Over one inch of
rain fell over the area.
The weatherman promises a
change in weather soon. The
extended forecast calls for tem
peratures to average near nor
mal over most of the state, but
not as warm in the mountains.
Normal for Brevard at this time
ol August is about 82 and 60.
Scattered thundershowers al
most daily are predicted, and
they should produce about an
inch of rainfall over the area.
Temperatures and precipita
tion for the week follows:
High Low Pre.
Wednesday_ 86 65 0.44
Thursday_87
Friday _85
Saturday _86
Sunday_86
Monday _86
Tuesday _ 85
66 0.09
62 0.00
61 0.42
62 0.01
63
63
0.09
0.00
Schools In Town And County To
Begin 1966- 67 Year Thursday
United Fund
’67 Budget
Is Adopted
The Board of Directors of
the United Fund for Transyl
vania county has adopted a
budget of $40,387.00, for 1967.
The directors urge the various
agencies to report to them about
the functions of each in order
that the press might inform the
public as to the vital role the
United Fund plays in the life
of the community.
The new budget is sonic
$3,000 higher than it was a
year ago.
The old budget was $37,200 00.
The various agencies In the
United Fund and the appropria
tions to each are as follows:
Associated Charities - $1,000
Boy Scouts - 4,800
Girl Scouts - 3,600
Humane Society - 900
Liens Club Eye program • 350
Mary Jenkins Comm, renter
- 2,800
Red Cross - 6,000
Brevard Rescue Squad - 2,000
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Warning Issued
Beware Of
Checks Flashers
The Brevard Polite Depart
ment today issued a warning
to Brevard businessmen to be
aware of all company checks.
In the last week at least
three bad checks have been
passed in Brevard. Two for
S96.92 have been passed at
Austin’s Studio and at Cox
Jewelers. Brevard Auto Parts
took a bad check for almost
the same amount also.
Acting Police Chief L. B.
Vaughn said that the checks
were from the Daniels Con
struction Company on a check
from a Charlotte bank. The
company name and the amount
of the check had been stamp
ed on the check with a rubber
stamp.
Chief Vaughn advises for
Brevard merchants to refuse
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MIXED REACTIONS greet the speech made
by President Kemp C. Clendenin from the State
Realtor’s Association when he spoke to the Bre
vard Board of Realtors last Friday. State Execu
tive Vice President Jim Biehsel, left, likes what
his boss assaying, but Local Board President, Jimmy
Gaither, center, either doesn't agree or he's got his
mind on something else. In the foreground a WPNF
tape recorder tapes Mr. Clendenin’s speech for play
back. (Times Staff Photo)
In Address Here
Realtors Told Allowable
Interest Rate Must Go Up
“The Civil Rights Act de
nies the person the right to
contract with whom he pleas
es," said Kemp Clendenin,
Jr., state president of the As
sociation of Realtors when he
addressed the Brevard Board
of Realtors on August 19th at
Gaither's Rhododendron room.
The Brevard Beard of Real
tors hosted Mr. Clendenin to a
noon luncheon meeting to hear
him talk on the state of the
Jaycees Sponsoring
“Miss Brevard” Pageant Is Saturday
IpPNF will be on hand this
Sunday afternoon, August 28th,
to broadcast the dedication cere
monies at the new Transylvania
Times plant on North Broad
Street. The “Open House” broad
cast will be heard from 3:05 un
til 4:00 o’clock.
An extensive program has
been arranged, and Times Editor
John I. Anderson will act as Mas
ter of Ceremonies for the pro
gram, assisted by Fred Reiter,
program director of WPNF, and
Leon Southerland, chief engi
peer of the station.
Speakers during the program
will include: Governor Dan K.
Moore; Senator Sam Ervin; Con
gressman Roy Taylor; Brevard
Mayor Raymond Bennett; Mrs.
Ed M. Anderson, publisher of
the Times; Rev. Dan McCall,
president of the Transylvania
Ministerial Association: Donald
Lee Moore, Chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners,
Mike Ogle, of Hendersonville,
president of the NC Press; Ralph
H. Ramsey, Jr., county attorney;
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This Saturday night will be
a memorable day in the life
of one of the seven Miss Bre
vard contestants as the Jay
cees bring their annual beauty
pageant to the Brevard High
school auditorium.
Chairman Frank Smith an
nounces that reserved seats will
be $2.00, general admission is
$1.50 and children under 12 will
be admitted for $1.00.
The annual pageant will
start at 8:00 p.m. and will
host guest performers Nancy
Hammill, and the Scimitars,
ccnsisting of Robert and David
Snowden and Phil Gillespie.
Miss Brevard of 1966. Connie
Gilstrap, will crown the winner
to climax the evening gown com
petition, swim suit competition
and talent competition alter the
finalists have been picked.
So far the seven girls entered
are:
Francis Carol Coleman, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Cole
man of Brevard. Miss Coleman
will be a senior at Brevard high
school this fall. Her ambition is
to study art abroad;
Mary Louise Ellicock, daugh
ter of Mrs. Margaret Ellicock,
of Penrose. Miss Ellicock is a
graduate of Sarasota high school,
Sarasota, Florida, and last year
she attended Roanoke College in
Salem, Virginia;
Mary Elizabeth Jones, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
“Speedy” Jones, of Brevard. Miss
Jones graduated from Brevard
high school this year and plans
to attend Oxtord College ol Em
ory University where she plans
to study nursing. She is a life
guard at Glen Cannon Country
Club this summer;
Judith Elaine Parker, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L.
Parker, of Brevard. She is a
graduate of Brevard high school
and will attend Western Caro
lina College this fall. She is a
receptionist at Schenck Job
Corps center this summer;
Betty Mildred Rahn, daughter
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realtors in North Carolina. Mr.
Clendenin. a young, energetic
president, is touring all 51 of
the Realtor's clubs in the state.
"Everyone’s so nice to ine
but they feed me too much,"
he moaned happily. "Last
night in Hendersonville they
fed me so much that I wanted
to go to sleep instead of make
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Principals And
Teachers Met
Here Wednesday
Schools in Brevard and
Transylvania county will open
for the new school year oa
Thursday of this week.
All students will report to the
various schools for a half day
Thursday, and the first full day
will he next Monday, August
29th
liming Thursday morning,
the students will register, re
ceive books, assignments, etc.
The school buses will run, but
the lunchrooms will not open
until next Monday.
Tone hers reported- for Orien
tation day a! Brevard high
«h<'.! ! at id t'U'ium Wednesday at
93(1 o'clock.
Studetii- -hnuld bring fees to
home room teachers Thursday
as follows:
$1.00 general required fee
$2.00 for insurance — not
mandatory, but recommended
$5.00 high school textbook
fee.
The Board of Education has
reduced fees to a minimum un
der the present available rev
enue
Principals and teachers will
work on Friday, planning and
organizing for the ffrsTfttTT (fay
of school on August 29th.
Film Division
Has Fine
Safety Record
Throe million consecutive
man-hours without a disabling
injury were completed on Au
gust 17th, by employees of the
Film division of Olin Mathie
son Chemical corporation, it
is announced by F. B. Ayres,
safety supervisor.
Some 700 employees started
this record in September 1964.
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Transylvania Male Population
Should Lose 41 Tons Of Weight
By . Staff Writer
For Transylvania county’s
male population to get down
to what doctors call "desirable
weight" they would have to
take off about 41 tons.
Local women would have to
do some shedding too, but not
to the same degree. Most of
them, in fact, are somewhat
lighter than their mothers were
at their age.
As to the average man, he
is nearly six pounds heavier
than his father was at the
same stage. For the 4.300
males locally over age 25,
this increase amounts to 26,
000 pounds.
Recent surveys and studies by
various agencies, including the
Public Health Service and tha
American Medical Association,
have produced figures on a na
tional basis to show the pres
ent-day weight of men and wom
en in each height and age cat
egory.
Their findings are based on
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CAROL COLEMAN
MARY LOUISE ELUCOCK
ELIZABETH JONES
JUDY PARKER
MILLIE RAHN
SHELIA SMATHERS