TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Educa
tional, Agricultural and Music
Center. Population, 1960 Census
16,372. Brevard Community
8,500. Brevard proper 4,857.
THE
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TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
State And National Prize - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca
for Summer Camps, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest and
Home of Brevard College and
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 79 — No. 52
SECOND CLASS POSTAGE
PAID AT BREVARD. N. C. ZIP CODE 28712
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1966
PRICE 10c
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Christmas Was
Quiet And Cold,
Round-Up Made
Christmas 1966 in Brevard
Siblished no records weath
ise or otherwise.
The weather was much in
the news across the nation
during the holidays, but only
a trace of snow fell in Brevard
Christmas Eve.
Christinas Day, like Christ
mas Eve, was cold throughout
the daylight hours, however
past Christmases have been
much colder.
There were many accidents
in the state and nation over
the long weekend, however
the weather kept the fatality
toll down.
In Brevard several minor
accidents were reported, how
ever none was serious.
The Brevard volunteer fire
department answered several
alarms, but there were no
major damages.
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» By • Fred Reiier
IVej/Aer
^Temperatures were quite sea
sroal during the past week in
Brevard.
The mercury fell to a reading
of only nine degrees Sunday
morning, and this reading help
ed to lower the week’s average
daily low temperature to 21 de
grees. The daily high was a
mild 48 degrees.
Saturday night’s light snow
fall amounted to about one-half
inch at Brevard.
The weather bureau’s extend
ed forecast: temperatures will
average eight or more degrees
below normal for the next few
days. Normal high and low is
47 and 27. Precipitation will
total one-half to three-quarters
of an inch.
IRrhe week’s high and low
temperatures and precipitation
follows:
ft High Low Prec.
Wednesday_ 60 22 0.00
Thursday_61
Friday___ 39 36
Saturday_39
Sunday-38
Monday_ 47
27 0.10 ,
0.50
20 0.00
9 0.00
16 0.00
Tuesday
53 16 0.00
Look Inside...
Classified - page 2, first sec
tion
First Baby page - page 8, 1
third section ‘
Woman’s page - page 6, sec- 3
ond and third sections J
Editor’s Corner - page 5, ?
first section
Sports - page 5, third section 1
BURGLARS STRUCK AGAIN at
Brevard Lumber company for the
second time in a year when they (or
*ife) broke i:.lo and'burglarized the
local business establishment on King
street here last Thursday night. The
Times carried an almost identical
picture to the one shown here al
most exactly a year ago. A differ
ent means of gaining entry into the
building was used this time, but the
method used to break into the safe
room, indicated by the arrow, was
almost identical to the one used pre
viously. Brevard Police Chief J. C.
Row e Indicated that a rash of break
ins involving lumber companies and
fuel oil companies had been taking
place throughout this section of the
Carolinas, and that everything possi
ble is being done to apprehend the
culprits. The investigation into the
robbery is continuing, Chief Rowe
stated. tTimes Staff Photo)
Elaborate Plans
DuPont Will Encourage ' 1
Safety A ttitude9 9 Du ring 96 7
Du Pont’s Photo Product
plant at Brevard will high
light Safety “Attitude” on
and off the job as their 1967
theme.
In their continuing efforts
o emphasize employee safety,
)u Pont will stress the impor
nce of a positive attitude to
ward safety on the job as well
s at home on the highway.
Elaborate plans are being
made to introduce the “At
titude” safety theme with a
final goal of helping each
employee avoid hazardous sit
uations that might result in
injury to himself or others.
Statistics compiled by the
lational Safety council on in
ustrial injuries show a Du
’ont employee is 10 to 20
imes safer on his job than the
verage worker in all other
adustries. To help bring this
bout, Du Pont Company’s
—Turr to Page Thret
Program Highlights
"Music From Brevard" Series
Begins On Sunday Over WPNF
WPNF will begin broadcast
ing a new musical series dur
ing the coming weekend.
“Music From Brevard” will
be heard each Sunday after
noon at 3:05 p.m.
The broadcast will present
outstanding orchestras and
musical groups from the Bre
vard Music Center, recorded
this past summer.
It is being broadcast over a
national radio network and is
made available to WPNF
through the cooperation of
John Eversman, music con
sultant director at Brevard
High School.
WPNF’s annual “Baby Derby"
will be heard beginning Mon
—'turn to Page Thre*
Annual Event
First Baby In 67 To Receive
Many Fine Prizes In Contest
The first baby born in Tran
sylvania county in 1967 will
receive many fine prizes with
the compliments of several
Brevard merchants.
The contest is conducted an
nually by The Transylvania
Times and Radio Station WPNF
in cooperation with several lo
cal firms.
The rules of the contest this
year are carried in a page mes
sage in the third section on
page eight.
There will be a special pro
gram on WPNF on January 2nd
when it is hoped the announce
ment of the first baby can be
made.
Prizes offered and their don
ors are:
S5.00 in dry cleaning - Car
dinal Cleaners
Portrait of the baby at 6
months - Austin’s Studio
Quart of milk for two weeks
. Sealtest Dairy products
“Step Master” baby shoes -
—Turn to Page Six
New Year's
Holiday F0r
Stores, Offices
Close Monday,
Schools Reopen
Many Transylvanians will
have another “long weekend”
vacation in observance of
New Year’s.
Since the day fall son Sun
day, the following day will
be also observed as a holi
day in Brevard and Transyl
vania county.
Most of the stores in Bre
vard will be closed on Mon
day as will Town hall and the
offices in the court house.
The banks and the post of
fice will also have a holi
day on Monday.
Schools, however .will re
open on Monday, and stud
ents at Brevard College will
begin classes on Tuesday.
According to Postmaster C.
Y. Patton, Jr., there will be
no window serive at the post
office on Monday.
The delivery of rural and
city mail will also be suspend
ed for the day, however spec
ial delivery of letters and
packages will be made.
There are many New Year’s
greetings throughout the pa
per which will be of interest
to readers.
While The Times office will
be closed on Monday, the
staff will cover regular news
—Turn to Page Six
Have Leaves For
Pickup? Just
Call Town Hall
If any resident of Brveard
desires that Town personnel
pickup leaves at their resi
dence, they are requested to
call Town Hall as soon as
possible.
Town officials report that
the fall leaf pickup program
will be terminated on Decem
ber 31st.
The cost of this program
and the associated tie-up of
equipment makes it imprac
tical to continue beyond this ^
date.
Town officials are anxious
to complete this service for
all residents and urge their
full cooperation so that pick
up of leaves may be com
pleted by December 31st.
THE NEW SAPPHIRE VALLEY
SKI LODGE opened last weekend,
and several skiers were on hand to
try out the ski run that was in ex
cellent condition w7ith man - made
snow. Gene Howerdd, Jr., the op
erator of this newest ski resort in
the south, says he is looking for
ward to a good season. The ski
club is operated in conjunction with
Sapphire Valley Inn and beautiful
Sapphire Valley Golf course. Next
week The Times will carry more
pictures of the ski run and the ski
ers. (Times Staff Photo)
Officers Named
Masons To Observe 100th
Anniversary Next Year
The Dunn’s Rock Masonic
lodge of Brevard will observe
its Centennial during 1967.
Many outstanding events
are being planned by local
Masons during the observance,
The date of the charter of the
lodge is December 4th, 1967.
Centennial officers, who
were elected recently, will
be installed at an Emergent
Communication on Thursday
evening of this week.
The installation meeting will
be held at the Masonic temple
on East Main street, beginning
promptly at 8:00 o’clock. This
announcement comes from the
outgoing Worshipful Master
Fred M. McCall, Jr.
The new officers are as fol
lows:
Thomas Earl Payne, Jr.,
Survey Reveals
Food Costs Up $84 Per Family In County
By • Staff Writer
How much is spent in
Transylvania county per
month for food? For the
average local family, to what
extent have food bills gone
up in the last two years?
Rising food prices, locally
and in other part sof the coun
try, have captured the head
lines. They have led to con
sumer revolts and, in many
areas, to boycotts.
In Transylvania county, ac
cording to the latest figures,
the annual food bill has
climbed an estimated $84 per
family in a period of two
years.
Elsewhere in the South At
lantic States, there has been
an average rise of $91 per fam
ily and, in the State of North
Carolina, $87.
The findings are based on
the average price changes, as
reported by tbe Department
of Agriculture and others, for
the nation as a whole. The
two-year rise in the cost of
food was approximately 8.5
per cent.
Transylvania county’s total
food bill last year, according to
the annual survey by the Stand
ard Rate and Data Service,
came to $4,930,000.
Apportioned equally among
the local population, this was
equivalent to $87 per month
per family.
The same amount of food, of
like quality, would have cost
only $80 per month two years
previously.
As examples of the average
price changes that have taken
place in the last two years,
the Department of Labor lists
bread at 23 cents for a one
pound loaf, as compared with
—Turn to Page Sevea
Worshipful Master
W. Holland Corn,
warden
senior
Charles B. Peevy, junior
warden
W. Ansel Hart, Treasurer
Henry R. Henderson, sec
retary
The following officers were
ippointed by the incoming mas
er and will also be installed:
Earl G. Norton, senior dea
con
Clifford W. Erady, junior
deacon
Jack M. Frady, senior stew
ard
Edward A. Nicholson, jun
ior steward
Marshal M. Feaster, Jr.,
chaplain and
Jerry Hart Jerome, tyler
W. A. Hart, past master, will
3c the installing officer, and he
ivill be assisted by C. Allison
3rr, past master.
Mr. Payne, the new master
—Turn to Page Four
Tabulation On 10th
Ballots For Directors Of
Commerce Body In Mail
Ballots for electing a Board
of Directors for the Brevard
Chamber of Commerce to
serve during 1967 are now in
the mails.
The 40 persons receiving the
highest number of votes will
serve, and officers will be chos
en from this group.
Ballots mutt be returned by
Tuesday, January 10th, when
they will be tabulated.
According to Stan Meant
the president, only names o
paid up members are include)
on the ballot.
Persons voting an
return their ballots in i
velope